{"data":{"id":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-12533","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"32 M.R.S. §12533","heading":"Qualifications for licensure as a certified professional midwife","body":"An applicant for a license to practice midwifery as a certified professional midwife shall submit to the board in a format as prescribed by the board the following:\n1.  Fee.  A completed application together with the fee established under section 12538;\n2.  Certification.  Proof of a current and valid national certification as a certified professional midwife from the national registry of midwives; and\n3.  Education.  Proof of successful completion of a formal midwifery education and training program as follows:\nA.  An educational program or institution accredited by the midwifery education accreditation council;\nB.  For an applicant certified as a certified professional midwife who is certified before January 1, 2020 and who has completed a midwifery education and training program from an educational program or institution that is not accredited by the midwifery education accreditation council, a midwifery bridge certificate; or\nC.  For an applicant who has maintained an authorization to practice midwifery as a licensed certified professional midwife in a state that does not require completion of a midwifery education and training program from an educational program or institution that is accredited by the midwifery education accreditation council, regardless of the date of that authorization, a midwifery bridge certificate.","path":["TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 113-B: COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS","SUBCHAPTER 4: MIDWIFERY LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec12533.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"eb2e85ee6880c45420daa83c6542b566d5556677e560c0755cb7a151797622e1","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-12532","next":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-12534"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}