Maine Statutes
§ 32 §12531 — License required
Maine § 32 §12531
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 32 §12531 (2026).
Text
1.License required.
Beginning January 1, 2020, a person may not practice, offer to practice or profess to be authorized to practice midwifery, or hold oneself out to the public, as a midwife licensed in this State or use the words "certified professional midwife" or "certified midwife" or the letters "C.P.M." or "C.M." or other words or letters to indicate that the person using the words or letters is a licensed certified midwife or licensed certified professional midwife or that may misrepresent to the public that the person is authorized to practice midwifery in this State, unless that person is licensed in accordance with this subchapter.
2.National certification.
This section is not intended to prohibit persons holding national certifications as midwives from identifying themselves a
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Legislative History
PL 2015, c. 502, §11 (NEW).
Nearby Sections
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§ 32 §12501
Definitions§ 32 §12503
Powers and duties of the board§ 32 §12504
Unauthorized employment§ 32 §12505
Violation§ 32 §12505-A
Unlicensed practice§ 32 §12506
Rulemaking§ 32 §1251
Definitions§ 32 §12511
Licensure§ 32 §12512
Qualifications for acupuncturists§ 32 §12513
Licensing§ 32 §12513-A
Scope of practice§ 32 §12513-B
Licensure by endorsement§ 32 §12514
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Maine § 32 §12531, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/32%20%C2%A712531.