This text of Iowa § 148I.2 (Licensure — licensed midwifery) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Iowa primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
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.
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)Submitproofofcompletionofaneducationalprogramorpathwayaccreditedbythe
midwifery education accreditation council, except
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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.
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) Submitproofofcompletionofaneducationalprogramorpathwayaccreditedbythe
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
childanddependentadultabuserecordchecksoftheapplicant. Ifanapplicanthasacriminal
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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.