§ 6955 — Requirements for a professional license

New York § 6955

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law EDN: Education
• Title 8: The Professions
• Art. 140: Professional Midwifery Practice Act

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§ 6955. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a\nlicense as a midwife, an applicant shall fulfill the following\nrequirements:\n 1. Application: file an application with the department.\n 2. Education: satisfactorily;\n (a) complete educational preparation (degree or diploma granting) for\nthe practice of nursing, followed by or concurrently with educational\npreparation for the practice of midwifery in accordance with the\ncommissioner's regulations, or\n (b) submit evidence of license or certification, the educational\npreparation for which is determined by the department to be equivalent\nto the foregoing, from any state or country, satisfactory to the\ndepartment and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations, or\n (c) complete a program determined by the department to be equivalent\nto the foregoing and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.\n 3. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the department and\nin accordance with the commissioner's regulations.\n 4. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age.\n 5. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment.\n 6. Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates.\n 7. Fee: pay a fee of one hundred ninety dollars to the department for\nadmission to a department conducted examination for an initial license,\na fee of one hundred dollars for each re-examination, a fee of one\nhundred fifteen dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring\nadmission to a department conducted examination, a fee of one hundred\neighty dollars for each triennial registration period and a fee of\nseventy dollars for a limited permit.\n