Wyo. Code R. 036-0001-6
Midwifery, Board of
Chapter 6: Renewals
Effective Date: 12/10/2015 to 10/13/2016
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 036.0001.6.12102015
(a) Licenses may be renewed every two (2) years by providing the Board with the following:
(i) Complete application for renewal;
(ii) Payment of the renewal fee; and
(iii) Verification of having maintained CPM certification from NARM, or verification of compliance with the continuing education requirements established in Section 2 below.
(b) Approximately sixty (60) days prior to the renewal date the Board may send a renewal notice to the licensee’s last address of record.
(c) Renewal applications shall not be accepted more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration date.
(d) Renewal applications received by the Board which are postmarked after the expiration date, or after the next business day in cases when the expiration date falls on a weekend or holiday, will not be accepted by the Board, and the license shall expire.
(e) Failure to receive a notice for renewal from the Board shall not excuse a licensee from the requirement for renewal under the Act and these rules.
(a) Each licensee shall earn a minimum of twenty (20) contact hours of continuing education during each two (2) year renewal period. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in excess of the amount required shall not be carried over for credit in subsequent reporting periods. CEUs cannot be earned prior to certification. A license may not be renewed if the licensee fails to complete the required number of continuing education credits.
(i) Every licensee shall verify completion of four (4) hours of CEUs in pharmacology for the four (4) years immediately preceding their renewal.
(ii) Every licensee shall verify completion of a Neonatal Resuscitation Program within the two (2) years immediately preceding their renewal.
(b) CEUs shall be the actual number of hours during which instruction was received. A CEU shall consist of not less than fifty (50) minutes of actual instruction or presentation. For academic courses, one (1) semester credit equals fifteen (15) CEUs. One (1) quarter credit equals ten (10) CEUs.
(i) Only those CEUs acquired during the two (2) years immediately preceding the expiration date will be considered.
(ii) Licensees shall maintain copies of any certificates of attendance, letters certifying attendance, transcripts, or any official documents which serve as proof of participation or attendance for at least two (2) years from the date submitted for renewal.
(iii) Proof of attendance shall contain the activity title, dates, contact hours attended, sponsor, presenter, qualifications of the presenter, the name of the licensee, and shall be signed by the sponsor or the presenter.
(iv) Licensees are responsible for maintaining their own continuing education documentation.
(a) CEUs shall relate to midwifery or women’s health.
(b) The Board may accept a course of study for continuing education credit that does not include the actual physical attendance of the licensed midwife in a face-to-face setting with the course instructor. Distance learning or independent study courses shall be eligible for continuing education credits if approved by NARM or upon approval of the Board.