Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
380 - STATE BOARD OF NURSING
Chapter 8 - REGULATIONS RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING
Section 380-8-3 - General Regulations Relating to Certified Nurse-Midwives

A. Submits evidence of completion of a nurse-midwifery program approved by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (A.C.N.M.).

B. Submits evidence of certification by the American Midwifery Certification Board or its successors, or the former American College of Nurse-Midwives (A.C.N.M.) or the American College of Nurse-Midwives Certification Council, Inc.(A.C.C.).

C. Submits the fee established by the Board for initial approval, which is not refundable; an application which remains incomplete after 12 months shall be considered void.

A. Temporary approval to practice pending certification may be granted for a period not to exceed 12 months to a recent graduate of a nurse-midwifery program who meets the requirements set forth in Section 3(1)(A) and (C) and has applied to sit for the first available examination given by the American Midwifery Certification Board.

B. Evidence shall be submitted that the applicant has applied for and is eligible to take, or has taken, the initial American Midwifery Certification Board certification examination.

A. Request for continuing approval must be made concurrently with renewal of the registered nurse license and must include evidence of current certification by the appropriate national certifying body.

B. An applicant shall submit evidence of current certification by the American Midwifery Certification Board.

C. (Deleted effective December 7, 1997)

D. The applicant shall submit his/her assigned number from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), if applicable.

E. An applicant shall submit the $100.00 approval fee, which is not refundable.

(NOTE:SEE SECTION 8 )

A. Only a registered professional nurse whose credentials have been approved by the Board may hold her/himself out to be and use the titles of "certified nurse-midwife"or"advanced practice registered nurse."

B. Certification shall not be required of a registered professional nurse who was approved by this Board for practice as a nurse-midwife prior to September 8, 1993.

C. A nurse-midwife who is no longer certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board shall notify the Board immediately and shall not practice as or use the title of "certified nurse-midwife" or" advanced practice registered nurse."