Alabama Administrative Code
Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Chapter 540-X-8 - ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES: COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
Section 540-X-8-.19.1 - Reinstatement Of Lapsed Approval For Practice As A Certified Nurse Midwife

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 540-X-8-.19.1

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) Lapsed approval as a certified nurse midwife may be reinstated upon submission of a completed application and compliance with the following:

(a) An active Alabama registered nurse license, or a multistate registered nurse license issued by a party state, as defined in Chapter 4 of these rules.

(b) Payment of current renewal and reinstatement fees, as well as outstanding fees and fines, if applicable.

(c) Official evidence of current national certification as a certified nurse midwife by a national certifying agency recognized by the Board.

(d) Documented evidence of completion of six contact hours of pharmacology content specific to the prescriptive practice in the approved area for collaborative practice earned within the 24 months immediately preceding application.

(e) Effective January 1, 2024, has obtained continuing medical education prescribed by the Board of Nursing regarding the rules and statutes governing collaborative practice in Alabama, not more than forty-eight (48) months prior to or within twelve (12) months of commencement of the collaborative practice.

(2) In the case of an Alabama-licensed advanced practice nurse, if the reinstatement of a lapsed approval for advanced practice occurs during the renewal period for registered nurses, the expiration of the advanced practice approval license shall be the expiration date of the next RN license period or the expiration date of the licensee's national certification as a certified nurse midwife, whichever occurs first.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-53, 34-21-82, 34-21-85, 34-21-87.

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