Delaware Administrative Code
Title 24 - Regulated Professions and Occupations
Department of State
Division of Professional Regulation
1795 - Midwifery Advisory Council
Section 1795-13.0 - Application for a License

Universal Citation: 24 DE Admin Code 1795-13.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

13.1 Application. An application for a license to practice Midwifery must be completed on a form provided by the Council and returned to the Division of Professional Regulation with the required, non-refundable fee.

13.2 An application for a license to practice midwifery shall be considered completed when the Division has received the following documentation:

13.2.1 Non-refundable application fee;

13.2.2 Completed application for licensure;

13.2.3 Copy of either a high school transcript or diploma, or evidence of completion of a higher level of education;

13.2.4 Credential from either NARM or AMCB;

13.2.5 Verification of Basic Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation certifications;

13.2.6 Letters of good standing from all other states where the applicant is licensed, if applicable;

13.2.7 Copy of either the applicant's birth certificate, passport, driver's license, or identification card issued by the applicant's state of residence;

13.2.8 Documentation of completion of a course in pharmacology and IV therapy acceptable to the Council;
13.2.8.1 A course in pharmacology acceptable to the Council is offered by a postsecondary educational institution accredited by an accrediting board recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation of the American Council on Education or is a program or course approved by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council ("MEAC"); or;

13.2.8.2 Is, at a minimum, eight clock hours in length and includes basic pharmacotherapeutic principles and administration of medications and includes the following elements:
13.2.8.2.1 Mechanism of Pharmacological Action;

13.2.8.2.2 Indications;

13.2.8.2.3 Therapeutic Effects;

13.2.8.2.4 Side Effects/Adverse Reactions;

13.2.8.2.5 Contraindications;

13.2.8.2.6 Incompatibilities/Drug Interactions;

13.2.8.2.7 Drug administration including:
13.2.8.2.7.1 Dosage;

13.2.8.2.7.2 Dosage Form and Packaging;

13.2.8.2.7.3 Routes of Administration;

13.2.8.2.7.4 Onset of Action;

13.2.8.2.7.5 Peak Effect;

13.2.8.2.7.6 Duration of Action.

13.2.8.2.8 Appropriate injection sites;

13.2.8.2.9 Procedures for drawing up and administering drugs;

13.2.8.2.10 Proper disposal of hazardous and other contaminated materials;

13.2.8.2.11 Administration of medications through injection, which includes:
13.2.8.2.11.1 Universal precautions including the use and disposal of sharps;

13.2.8.2.11.2 Safe injection practices.

13.2.8.2.12 Equipment, including:
13.2.8.2.12.1 Needles;

13.2.8.2.12.2 Filter Needles (for use with glass ampules);

13.2.8.2.12.3 Syringes;

13.2.8.2.12.4 Skin surface disinfectants;

13.2.8.2.12.5 Medication containers (ampules, single use vials);

13.2.8.2.13 Student demonstration of competence in administering medications.

13.2.8.3 A course in IV therapy acceptable to the Council is offered by a post-secondary educational institution accredited by an accrediting board recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation of the American Council on Education, is a program or course approved by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council ("MEAC"), or;

13.2.8.4 Is at least at least six clock hours in length and includes basic principles of the administration of medications intravenously and includes the following elements:
13.2.8.4.1 Basic principles of intravenous therapy, including when to initiate and when to discontinue IV therapy;

13.2.8.4.2 Purpose of IV fluid therapy;

13.2.8.4.3 Safe infusion and infection control practices;

13.2.8.4.4 Equipment;

13.2.8.4.5 Appropriate sites;

13.2.8.4.6 Procedure and technique;

13.2.8.4.7 Rate of administration;

13.2.8.4.8 Care of equipment;

13.2.8.4.9 Proper disposal of hazardous and other contaminated materials;

13.2.8.4.10 Student demonstration of competence in the ability to administer IV fluids.

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