§ 20-86c — Requirements for licensure. Fee.

The Department of Public Health may issue a license to practice nurse-midwifery upon receipt of a fee of one hundred dollars, to an applicant who (1) is eligible for registered nurse licensure in this state, under sections 20-93 or 20-94; (2) holds and maintains current certification from the American Midwifery Certification Board; and (3) has completed thirty hours of education in pharmacology for nurse-midwifery. No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.

Legislative History

(P.A. 83-441, S. 3, 10; P.A. 89-389, S. 9, 22; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 16-66, S. 17.) History: P.A. 89-389 deleted the existing section on certification and substituted licensure requirements; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 16-66 amended Subdiv. (2) to replace “American College of Nurse-Midwives” with “American Midwifery Certification Board”.