New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Mid - Midwifery Council
Chapter Mid 400 - CONTINUED STATUS
Part Mid 403 - REINSTATEMENT OF CERTIFICATION
Section Mid 403.08 - Practice by a Provisionally Certified Midwife
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Mid 403.08
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) A provisionally certified midwife shall practice:
(1) Only under supervision; and
(2) Only as long as the provisional
certificate is valid.
(b) A provisionally certified midwife seeking full recertification shall:
(1) While
provisionally certified, complete the supervised practice required by (c) and
(d) below;
(2) Before beginning
such supervised practice, and each time that he or she has a new supervisor,
submit to the midwifery council the signed supervisor's letter described in
Mid
403.09(d); and
(3) After completion of the supervised
practice, submit to the midwifery council proof of such completion in
accordance with (e) below.
(c) A provisionally certified midwife shall act as the primary midwife:
(1) For the number
of New Hampshire clients determined in accordance with (d) below; and
(2) Do so under the supervision described in
Mid
403.09.
(d) The number of New Hampshire clients for which a provisionally certified midwife shall act as the primary midwife shall be as follows:
(1) A minimum of one client for
every 5-year period or fraction of a 5-year period, provided that a total of 6
clients shall be sufficient, if the provisionally certified midwife practiced
midwifery in another state regulating the practice during the period the New
Hampshire certificate was expired; or
(2) The following number of clients, if the
provisionally certified midwife did not practice midwifery in another state
during the period the New Hampshire certificate was expired:
a. At least one client if, before the
expiration of the New Hampshire certificate, the midwife had practiced in New
Hampshire for 4 years or more; and
b. At least 2 clients if, before the
expiration of the New Hampshire certificate, the midwife had practiced in New
Hampshire for fewer than 4 years.
(e) As proof of having completed the required supervised practice, a provisionally certified midwife shall submit to the midwifery council:
(1) A signed and dated
letter reporting for each instance in which the provisionally certified midwife
acted as the primary midwife:
a. The name of
the client;
b. The address of the
client;
c. The beginning and ending
dates of the period during which he or she acted as the primary midwife;
and
d. The name of the supervising
midwife;
(2) A written
statement that the supervised practice was in compliance with
Mid
403.08 and
Mid
403.09; and
(3) If the midwife acted as the primary
midwife for the number of clients called for by (d)(1) above, a written
statement:
a. Describing the extent of his or
her out-of-state practice; and
b.
Including his or her other-state license or certificate number(s).
#9089, eff 2-20-08
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