§ 148G.05 — Licensure Renewal; Relicensure
Plain-Language Summary
This section establishes the process for renewing a certified midwife license in Minnesota. Licensees must apply for renewal before their current license period ends. Renewal requires proof of current national certification from the American Midwifery Certification Board and payment of the renewal fee. Licenses that lapse due to untimely renewal require a relicensure process.
148G.05 LICENSURE RENEWAL; RELICENSURE.
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Subdivision 1.Renewal; current applicants.
(a) A certified midwife must apply for renewal of the certified midwife’s license before the certified midwife’s licensure period ends. To be considered timely, the board must receive the certified midwife’s application on or before the last day of the certified midwife’s licensure period. A certified midwife’s license lapses if the certified midwife’s application is untimely.
(b) An applicant for license renewal must provide the board evidence of current certification or recertification as a certified midwife by the American Midwifery Certification Board or any successor organization.
(c) An applicant for license renewal must submit to the board the fee under section 148G.11, subdivision 2. §
Subd. 2.Clinical practice component.
If more than five years have elapsed since the applicant has practiced as a certified midwife, the applicant must complete a reorientation plan as a certified midwife. The plan must include supervision during the clinical component by a licensed practitioner with experience in providing care to patients with the same or similar health care needs. The licensee must submit the plan and the name of the practitioner to the board. The plan must include a minimum of 500 hours of supervised certified midwifery practice. The certified midwife must submit verification of completion of the clinical reorientation to the board when the reorientation is complete. §
Subd. 3.Relicensure; lapsed applicants.
A person whose license has lapsed who desires to resume practice as a certified midwife must apply for relicensure, submit to the board satisfactory evidence of compliance with the procedures and requirements established by the board, and pay the board the relicensure fee under section 148G.11, subdivision 4, for the current licensure period. A penalty fee under section 148G.11, subdivision 4, is required from a person who practiced certified midwifery without current licensure. The board must relicense a person who meets the requirements of this subdivision.
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