Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
194A.540,
314.400 - 314.414,
620.020
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
314.131(1) authorizes the
Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations as may be necessary
to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of KRS Chapter 314.
KRS
314.404(2) requires the
board to promulgate an administrative regulation to establish licensing
requirements for licensed certified professional midwives.
KRS
314.404(5) requires the
board to promulgate an administrative regulation to establish fees. This
administrative regulation establishes the fees and requirements for initial
licensure, renewal, and reinstatement for licensed certified professional
midwives.
Section 1. Fees.
(1) The fee for initial licensure shall be
$500.
(2) The fee for licensure
renewal shall be $500.
(3) The fee
for licensure reinstatement shall be $500.
(4) Unless otherwise specified in this
section, fees enumerated in
201 KAR 20:240 shall
apply.
Section 2.
Initial Licensure. An applicant for initial licensure as a licensed certified
professional midwife (LCPM) shall complete the Application for Licensure as a
Licensed Professional Midwife and pay the fee for initial licensure as
established in Section 1 of this administrative regulation.
Section 3. Educational Requirements.
(1) An applicant for initial licensure as an
LCPM shall provide evidence that the program from which the applicant graduated
is accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
(MEAC).
(2) An applicant shall also
provide a copy of his or her official transcript.
(3)
(a) If
the applicant was certified by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
before January 1, 2020 through an educational pathway not accredited by MEAC,
the applicant shall provide evidence of having earned the Midwifery Bridge
Certificate issued by NARM. This shall be in lieu of an official
transcript.
(b) If the applicant is
licensed in another state that does not require an accredited education, the
applicant shall provide evidence of having earned the Midwifery Bridge
Certificate issued by NARM and proof of licensure in the other state.
(4) An applicant shall provide
evidence of current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for
health care providers and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
certifications.
(5) An applicant
shall complete a pediatric abusive head trauma course described in
KRS
620.020(8) and a domestic
violence course described in
KRS
194A.540 and provide evidence to the board at
the time of application.
Section
4. Competency Validation. An applicant shall provide evidence of
having passed the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) Examination and
been granted certification by NARM.
Section
5. Criminal Record Check.
(1)
Within six (6) months of the date of the application, an applicant shall
request a criminal record check by the Department of Kentucky State Police
(KSP) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) using the FBI Applicant
Fingerprint Card and including any required fee to the KSP and the
FBI.
(2) An applicant shall provide
a certified or attested copy of the court record of any misdemeanor or felony
conviction and a letter of explanation that addresses each conviction at the
time of application.
Section
6. Action in Another Jurisdiction. An applicant shall provide a
certified copy of any disciplinary action taken on any professional or business
license in another jurisdiction and a letter of explanation at the time of
application.
Section 7. License.
(1) An applicant who meets the requirements
of KRS
314.404 and Sections 1 through 6 of this
administrative regulation shall be issued a license to practice as an
LCPM.
(2) The license shall be
issued for one (1) year from the date of initial licensure and may be renewed
pursuant to Section 8 of this administrative regulation.
Section 8. Renewal.
(1) A license to practice as an LCPM may be
renewed by completing the Licensure Renewal Application for a Licensed
Professional Midwife and paying the fee established in Section 1 of this
administrative regulation.
(2) The
LCPM shall provide evidence of current certification with NARM at the time of
renewal.
(3) The LCPM shall provide
evidence of current BLS and NRP certifications at the time of
renewal.
(4) Upon approval of the
Renewal Application for a Licensed Professional Midwife, the license shall be
renewed for one (1) year.
Section
9. Reinstatement.
(1) If the LCPM
license has lapsed, an applicant may file the Application for Licensure as a
Licensed Professional Midwife to request reinstatement and pay the fee
established in Section 1 of this administrative regulation.
(2) The LCPM shall provide evidence of
current certification with NARM at the time of application for
reinstatement.
(3) The LCPM shall
provide evidence of current BLS and NRP certifications at the time of
application for reinstatement.
(4)
An applicant for reinstatement shall also meet the requirements of Sections 5
and 6 of this administrative regulation.
Section 10. For the purposes of the practice
as an LCPM, an LCPM shall use the name under which he or she is licensed with
the board of nursing.
Section 11.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Application for Licensure as a Licensed Professional Midwife", 2/2023;
and
(b) "Licensure Renewal
Application for a Licensed Professional Midwife", 2/2023.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Nursing, 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300, Louisville, Kentucky 40222, Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(3) This material is also available on the
agency's Web site at
https://kbn.ky.gov/General/Pages/Document-Library.aspx.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
314.131(1),
314.404
