Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The rules of this Subchapter provide
standards for the continuing education requisite to renewal of any license or
permit issued under this Chapter.
B. To be eligible for renewal of licensure or
apprentice permit, a licensed midwife or apprentice midwife shall document, in
a manner prescribed by the board, the successful completion of not less than 30
contact hours of continuing education obtained since such license or permit was
last issued, reinstated, or renewed. As used in this Subchapter, "contact hour"
means 60 minutes of participation in an organized learning experience under
responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction, as
approved by the board.
C. To be
acceptable as qualified continuing education under these rules, an activity or
program must have significant intellectual, practical, or clinical content,
dealing primarily with matters related to midwifery, and its primary objective
must be to maintain or increase the participant's competence as a
midwife.
D. The following programs
and activities are illustrative of the types of programs and activities which
shall be deemed to be qualifying continuing education activities and programs
for purposes of this Subchapter:
1.
attendance at or participation in meetings, conferences, workshops, seminars,
or courses, such as programs conducted, sponsored, or approved for continuing
education credit by the American Medical Association, the American Congress of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Nurse Association, the
Association of Certified Nurse Midwives, the Midwives Alliance of North America
and the North American Registry of Midwives;
2. presentation or conduct of a course,
seminar, or workshop sponsored by an organization or entity approved by the
board, provided that such presentation is accompanied by thorough written
materials or a comprehensive outline relating to the course, seminar, or
workshop;
3. teaching of a course
in or directly related to midwifery at an accredited educational institution,
provided that such teaching is not performed in the ordinary course of the
licensed midwife's or apprentice midwife's usual and ordinary
employment;
4. publication, in a
national, regional, or statewide scientific journal or other publication of a
related profession, of an original written work, related to the maintenance or
improvement of midwifery knowledge or skills;
5. completion of a course of postsecondary,
graduate, or postgraduate study undertaken and completed at an accredited
educational institution;
6.
assuming responsibility for and discharging supervision of an apprentice for
not less than six months.
E. The Louisiana Advisory Committee on
Midwifery (the "Advisory Committee") shall have the authority and
responsibility to:
1. evaluate organizations
and entities providing or offering to provide continuing education programs for
licensed midwives and apprentice midwives and provide recommendations to the
board with respect to the board's recognition and approval of such
organizations and entities as sponsors of qualifying continuing education
programs and activities;
2. review
documentation of continuing education by licensed midwives and apprentice
midwives, verify the accuracy of such information, and evaluate and make
recommendations to the board with respect to whether programs and activities
evidenced by applicants for renewal of certification comply with and satisfy
the standards for such programs and activities prescribed by these rules;
and
3. request and obtain from
applicants for renewal of licenses and permits such additional information as
the Advisory Committee may deem necessary or appropriate to enable it to make
the evaluations and provide the recommendations for which the Advisory
Committee is responsible.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:1270 and 37:3241-3259.
