N.Y. Education Law § 6955: Requirements for a professional license

§ 6955. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a

license as a midwife, an applicant shall fulfill the following

requirements:

1. Application: file an application with the department.

2. Education: satisfactorily;

(a) complete educational preparation (degree or diploma granting) for

the practice of nursing, followed by or concurrently with educational

preparation for the practice of midwifery in accordance with the

commissioner's regulations, or

(b) submit evidence of license or certification, the educational

preparation for which is determined by the department to be equivalent

to the foregoing, from any state or country, satisfactory to the

department and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations, or

(c) complete a program determined by the department to be equivalent

to the foregoing and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.

3. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the department and

in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.

4. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age.

5. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department.

6. Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a

noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United

States.

7. Fee: pay a fee of one hundred ninety dollars to the department for

admission to a department conducted examination for an initial license,

a fee of one hundred dollars for each re-examination, a fee of one

hundred fifteen dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring

admission to a department conducted examination, a fee of one hundred

eighty dollars for each triennial registration period and a fee of

seventy dollars for a limited permit.