N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8, § 79-5.2 – Professional study of midwifery.

(a) To meet the professional education requirement for licensure as a midwife in this State, the applicant shall present satisfactory evidence of completion of a Master's or higher degree program in midwifery or a related field acceptable to the department which is registered by the department pursuant to section 52.20 of this Title, accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency, or equivalent to such a registered or accredited program.
(b) For a curriculum that is offered by a postsecondary institution outside of New York State to be determined by the department to be the equivalent of a registered program in midwifery the curriculum shall be:
1. (1) recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the jurisdiction in which the school is located as an acceptable education program for licensure as a midwife in that jurisdiction; and
2. (2) equivalent in scope, content, and level of study to a program registered by the department pursuant to section 52.20 (b) of this Title.