Any use of the title "Midwife" within New York State
requires licensure. To be licensed as a Midwife in New York State
you must:
- be of good moral character
- be at least 21 years of age
- meet education and examination requirements
- be a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in the United States (INS I-551
Status/"Green Card")
You must submit an application for licensure and the other forms
indicated, along with the appropriate fee, to the Office of the
Professions at the address specified on each form. It is your
responsibility to follow up with anyone you have asked to send us
material.
The specific requirements for licensure are contained in Title
8, Article 140, Section 6955 of New York's Education Law and
Subpart 79-5 of the Commissioner's Regulations. Copies of both the
NYS Education Law and the Commissioner's Regulations are available
upon request from the Forms Management Unit at opforms@mail.nysed.gov
or (518) 474-3817 ext. 320.
The licensure fee is $295.
The limited permit fee is $70.
Fees are subject to change. The fee due is the one in law when
your application is received (unless fees are increased
retroactively). You will be billed for the difference if fees have
been increased.
Please Note: Payment submitted from outside the
United States should be made by check or draft on a United States
bank and in United States currency; payments submitted in any
other form will not be accepted and will be returned.
Individuals who withdraw their licensure application may
be entitled to a partial refund.
- For the procedure to withdraw your application, contact the
Midwifery Unit at opunit2@mail.nysed.gov
or (518) 474-3817 ext. 260, or fax (518) 402-2323.
- The State Education Department is not responsible for any fees
paid to an outside testing or credentials verification agency.
If you withdraw your application, obtain a refund, and then
decide to seek New York State licensure at a later date, you will be
considered a new applicant, and you will be required to pay the
licensure and registration fees and meet the licensure requirements
in place at the time you reapply.
To meet the education requirement for licensure as a midwife in
New York State, you must present satisfactory evidence of graduation
from high school or the equivalent and either a or b
below:
- Completion of a degree or diploma program in registered
professional nursing or the equivalent as outlined in the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education and
completion of a program in midwifery registered with the New
York State Education Department or determined by this Department
to be equivalent which leads to a baccalaureate degree or higher
academic credential and includes educational preparation for the
practice of midwifery and additional courses in related basic
and clinical sciences, or
- Completion of a midwifery program registered by this
Department or determined by this Department to be equivalent
which leads to a baccalaureate degree or higher academic
credential and includes educational preparation for the practice
of nursing and educational preparation for the practice of
midwifery and additional courses in appropriate related basic
and clinical sciences.
If you are a graduate of a midwifery education program after
December 1995 accredited by the American College of Nurse
Midwives Division of Accreditation, your program will satisfy the
education requirement for licensure. Applicants who graduated from
programs accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives
Division of Accreditation prior to 1996 may be
required to take additional courses, such as pharmacology, to meet
the education requirement for licensure.
To be considered equivalent, programs must be
equivalent in scope, content, and level of study to a registered
program and must include the following professional studies:
- Educational preparation for the practice of nursing
means completing courses and supervised clinical experiences
that include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Technical health care skills;
- Maternity, pediatric, medical, surgical, psychiatric, and
mental health care;
- Nutrition;
- Pharmacology;
- Ethics; and
- Biological, physical, and social sciences supportive to
health care.
- Educational preparation for the practice of midwifery
means completing courses and supervised clinical experiences
that include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Preconceptional, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum
care;
- Physical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of actual or
potential health problems of women;
- Well-woman care;
- Neonatal care;
- Family planning and gynecological care;
- Professional, legal, and ethical aspects of midwifery
practice;
- Areas of nutrition related to the practice of midwifery;
and
- A pharmacology component that includes instruction in drug
management of midwifery clients.
Prescriptive privilege
An applicant who satisfies all requirements for licensure as a
midwife may be authorized1 to prescribe
and administer drugs, immunizing agents, diagnostic tests and
devices, and to order laboratory tests, limited to the practice of
midwifery and subject to limitations of the practice agreement,
after providing evidence of:
- completion of a three-credit course in pharmacology that
includes instruction in drug management of midwifery clients,
and
- completion of instruction in New York State and Federal laws
and regulations relating to prescriptions and record keeping, or
- the satisfactory completion of equivalent course work as
determined by the Department.
1New York State Education Law, Section 6951(2)
If your midwifery program did not include the
required three-semester hour course or the equivalent in
pharmacology, you should contact an accredited midwifery program for
information about completing a satisfactory course.
If your midwifery program was located outside New York
State or if your program in New York State did not include
the law component, contact the Nurse Practitioner Association New
York State, 12 Corporate Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065, telephone
(518) 348-0719, for information about the component relating to New
York State and Federal laws related to prescriptions and record
keeping.
After your license with prescriptive privilege is issued, you
should contact the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA), at 1 (800) 882-9539 for information about
obtaining a DEA number.
To meet the examination requirement for licensure as a midwife in
New York State, an applicant must pass the examination developed and
administered by the American College of Nurse Midwives Certification
Council (ACC). Results of the examination must be forwarded directly
to the Division of Professional Licensing Services of the State
Education Department from the ACC.
Information and applications for the examination are available
from:
Reasonable Testing Accommodations
Applicants with disabilities seeking reasonable testing
accommodations must provide required documentation to the ACNM
Certification Council no later than the examination application
filing deadline. See above for contact information.
If you have met all other requirements for licensure in New York
State but have not yet passed the examination, a limited permit to
practice midwifery may be issued for one year. An application for a
limited permit may be submitted either together with or after
submitting an application for a license as a midwife in New York
State. A limited permit authorizes practice as a midwife under the
direct supervision of a New York State licensed and currently
registered midwife or physician.
Questions regarding practice of this profession may be directed
to the office of the State Board:
Lawrence H. Mokhiber, Executive Secretary
State Board of Midwifery
State Education Building - 2nd floor
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234-1000
(518) 474-3817 ext. 130
midwifbd@mail.nysed.gov
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8-28-2003
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