Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3040.6: Application for licensure

A. The State Commissioner of Health shall, with the assistance

of the Advisory Committee on Midwifery, establish qualifications for

licensure under Shepherd's Law.

B. No person who is certified as, or holds himself or herself

out to be, a Certified Professional Midwife or a Certified Midwife

shall practice midwifery in this state without first applying for

and obtaining a license from the State Commissioner of Health.

C. Application shall be made to the Commissioner on a form

created by the Department and posted on the website of the

Department. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable

application fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and such other

information required by the Committee as established by rule. The

license shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of

issuance.

D. An applicant for an initial license shall provide the

Committee with documentary evidence that the person has been

certified by the North American Registry of Midwives, the American

Midwifery Certification Board or a successor organization approved

by the Commissioner.