Authority: IC 25-23-1-7

Affected: IC 25-23-1-1

Sec. 1. (a) "Certified nurse-midwife" means a registered nurse who has graduated from a nationally accredited school of midwifery, has passed the National Certifying Examination given by the American College of Nurse-Midwives, and is licensed by the board to practice as a nurse- midwife.

(b) "CNM" means certified nurse-midwife and are the designated authorized initials to be used by the certified nurse-midwife.

(Indiana State Board of Nursing; Nurse-Midwifery Rule 1, Art 1; filed Jun 15, 1979, 4:41 p.m.: 2 IR 1131; filed Jul 29, 1994, 5:00 p.m.: 17 IR 2871; readopted filed Nov 6, 2001, 4:18 p.m.: 25 IR 939; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 12:54 p.m.: 20070808-IR- 848070058RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:22 a.m.: 20131225-IR-848130284RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2019, 12:21 p.m.: 20191225-IR-848190187RFA; readopted filed Jul 31, 2024, 1:06 p.m.: 20240828-IR-848230831RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (844 IAC 3-1-1) to the Indiana State Board of Nursing (848 IAC 3-1- 1) by P.L.185-1993, SECTION 16, effective July 1, 1993.