Section 36-9C-4 - Qualifications for certified professional midwifeNo person may be licensed to practice as a certified professional midwife unless the person:
(1) Has obtained the certified professional midwife credential;(2) For licensure of a person who obtains certification after December 31, 2019, has completed an educational program or pathway accredited by MEAC; or(3) For a person who obtained certification through an educational program or pathway not accredited by MEAC: (a) If certified before January 1, 2020, through a nonaccredited pathway, has obtained the midwifery bridge certificate issued by the North American Registry of Midwives before applying for licensure in this state; or(b) Has maintained licensure in a state that does not require an accredited education and has obtained the midwifery bridge certificate regardless of the date of certification before applying for licensure in this state.Added by S.L. 2017, ch. 172,s. 4, eff. 7/1/2017.