| (a) Initial licensure. An individual may apply for
licensure as a midwife at any time during the year by submitting the
following to the department:
(1) a completed application;
(2) proof of successful completion of a continuing
education course covering the current Texas Midwifery Basic Information
and Instructor Manual;
(3) proof of one of the following:
(A) Certified Professional Midwife certification by
NARM; or
(B) successful completion and passing of:
(i) a basic midwifery education course; and
(ii) the NARM exam or any other comprehensive exam
approved by the department;
(4) proof of current CPR certification;
(5) proof of current certification in neonatal resuscitation, §§1
- 4, from the American Academy of Pediatrics or an equivalent certification
approved by the department;
(6) proof of one of the following:
(A) satisfactory completion of training in the collection
of newborn screening specimens; or
(B) an established relationship with another qualified
and appropriately credentialed health care provider who has agreed
to collect newborn screening specimens on behalf of the applicant;
(7) the fee required under §115.80; and
(8) proof of passing the jurisprudence examination
approved by the department within one year prior to the date of application.
(b) Initial licensure after interim of more than four
years. An application for initial licensure submitted more than four
years after the applicant's completion of a basic midwifery education
course must also include proof of completion of at least 40 hours
of continuing education within the year preceding the application,
which must include a review of:
(1) the current Texas Midwifery Basic Information and
Instructor Manual; and
(2) the current MANA Core Competencies and Standards
of Practice.
(c) The applicant must successfully pass a criminal
history background check.
(d) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51
and 203, the commission or the executive director may deny the application
for violation of the Act.
(e) If after review the department determines that
the application should not be approved, the department shall give
the applicant written notice of the reason for the proposed decision
and of the opportunity for a hearing under Texas Government Code,
Chapter 2001.
(f) An initial midwife license is valid from the date
of issuance until March 1 of the second calendar year following the
calendar year in which it is issued.
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