To be eligible for initial certification an applicant shall:

1. (a) Have completed high school or its equivalent;
2. (b) Hold a current certificate as a CPM;
3. (c) Have completed one college-level course in human anatomy and physiology, or received equivalent college-level credit through examination in anatomy and physiology;

4. (d) Hold current certificate(s) in adult, child and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation issued by at least one of the following:

   1. (1) The American Heart Association;
   2. (2) The American Red Cross;
   3. (3) The American Safety and Health Institute; or
   4. (4) Medic First Aid;

5. (e) Hold a current certificate as a provider of neonatal resuscitation which shows that the applicant has successfully completed at least the following modules of the NRP provider course:

   1. (1) Introduction to the program;
   2. (2) Initial steps in resuscitation;
   3. (3) Use of a resuscitation bag and mask; and
   4. (4) Chest compressions;
6. (f) Show completion of a course in birth-related lacerations, as evidenced by a copy of a certificate of completion as required under Mid 302.05(h), or a copy of the transcript or module’s educational objectives or syllabus for birth-related laceration repairs from the program that prepared the applicant for CPM certification;

7. (g) Have not been convicted as an adult of the following, whether in NH or in another jurisdiction, unless the conviction was annulled, overturned or reversed on appeal:

   1. (1) A crime involving as a victim a minor, an individual with a disability or an elderly adult;
   2. (2) A violation of a controlled drug law;
   3. (3) A crime involving fraud or misrepresentation; or
   4. (4) A crime involving a violation of a fiduciary duty;
8. (h) Have no mental or physical condition preventing the applicant from the performance required of a midwife by Mid 500;
9. (i) Have made arrangements for medical back-up to support to the applicant’s practice;

10. (j) Have made arrangements for:

    1. (1) Prenatal laboratory testing;
    2. (2) Newborn screening; and
    3. (3) Obtaining the medications permitted by law;
11. (k) Have performed birth-related laceration repairs in a manner deemed satisfactory by the applicant’s preceptor, as further described in Mid 303.02; and
12. (l) Meet the examination and examination-fee requirements of Mid 304.

Source. #7421, eff 1-3-01, EXPIRED: 1-3-09 New. #9691, eff 4-8-10; ss by #12660, eff 11-5-18; ss by #12939-B, eff 12-10-19