Iowa Code 148I.2 – Licensure — licensed midwifery
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1. Except as provided in section 148I.3, beginning July 1, 2024, every person practicing midwifery in this state shall be licensed pursuant to this chapter. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapters 17A, 147, and 272C establishing procedures for the licensure of new and practicing midwives.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 148I.2
- Board: means the board of hearing aid specialists. See Iowa Code 154A.1
- Board: means the board of nursing created pursuant to chapter 147. See Iowa Code 148I.1
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 154A.1
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- License: means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. See Iowa Code 154A.1
- Midwife: means a person practicing midwifery. See Iowa Code 148I.1
- Midwifery: means the practice of providing primary maternity care to a client during the preconception, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods and newborn care up to six weeks. See Iowa Code 148I.1
- Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
2. Prior to obtaining a license to practice midwifery, an applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:
a. Be at least twenty-one years old.
b. Submit proof of a high school diploma or its equivalent.
c. Submit proof of a current national certification as a certified professional midwife from the North American registry of midwives or its successor organization.
d. (1) Submit proof of completion of an educational program or pathway accredited by the midwifery education accreditation council, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph.
(2) A certified professional midwife certified before July 1, 2024, and who received certification other than through completion of an educational program or pathway described in subparagraph (1) shall obtain a midwifery bridge certificate from the North American registry of midwives or its successor organization in order to obtain licensure in Iowa.
(3) A person licensed to practice midwifery for at least two years in a state that does not require completion of an educational program or pathway described in subparagraph (1), shall obtain a midwifery bridge certificate from the North American registry of midwives or its successor organization in order to obtain licensure in Iowa.
e. Submit an application fee as prescribed by the board by rule.
3. The board may request, at the applicant’s expense, that the department of public safety perform a criminal history check and the department of health and human services perform child and dependent adult abuse record checks of the applicant. If an applicant has a criminal record or a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse, the board shall perform an evaluation to determine whether the record warrants denial of licensure.