1. (a) Pursuant to RSA 326-D:8, II, misconduct shall be:

   1. (1) The practice of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure certification;
   2. (2) Conviction of any crime demonstrating unfitness to practice midwifery, as further set forth in (b) below;
   3. (3) Demonstrable gross incompetence of the certificate holder, as evidenced by a violation of Mid 500 resulting in harm to the mother, the fetus, or the newborn;
   4. (4) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders the certificate holder unfit to practice;
   5. (5) A legal finding of mental incompetence;
   6. (6) Willful or repeated violation of RSA 326-D; and
   7. (7) Suspension or revocation without subsequent reinstatement of certification in another jurisdiction.
2. (b) Crimes demonstrating unfitness to practice midwifery shall be crimes involving theft, injury to others, physical, or emotional exploitation of others and violence towards others.

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