Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Act Update

Published on by Melissa

Illinois continues its goals of being a national leader in the field of midwifery by recently establishing Rules for the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act (68 IAC 1345). These rules establish licensing related procedures for licensed certified professional midwives. We want to be clear on this point, this is not to be confused with rules for certified nurse midwives, who are licensed as nurses.

Under these new rules, the requirements for a licensed certified professional midwife are as follows:

  1. Must be at least 21 years of age;
  • Complete an accredited college-level midwifery program that includes academic and clinical practice (or earn certification from the North American Registry of Midwives (“NARM”) by other means);
  • Be NARM certified;
  • Be certified in CPR and neonatal resuscitation; and
  • Complete the licensing examination.

Your license will require $500 of fees for the initial license, as well as all renewal licenses. Licenses are valid for two (2) years and expire on October 31 of even-numbered years. The requirement to renew a certified professional midwife license is to complete 20 hours of continuing education. Those continuing education courses must be from sponsors that are approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”).

If you or somebody you know is interested in applying for an Illinois Certified Professional Midwife License, call our office and we can assist you in the process. We help all licensed professionals from the start of a license application through all communications with the IDFPR to license issuance and maintenance. We are here to help all Illinois licensed professionals.

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