{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-178.5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-178.5","heading":"Qualifications for approval; independent practice.","body":"(a)\tIn order to be approved by the joint subcommittee under this Article, a person shall comply with each of the following:\n(1)\tComplete an application on a form furnished by the joint subcommittee.\n(2)\tSubmit evidence of certification by the American Midwifery Certification Board or its successor.\n(3)\tSubmit evidence of a collaborative provider agreement as required by G.S. 90-178.3(b1).\n(4)\tPay the fee for application and approval.\n(b)\tUpon submitting to the joint subcommittee evidence of completing 24 months and 4,000 hours of practice as a Certified Nurse Midwife pursuant to a collaborative provider agreement, a Certified Nurse Midwife is authorized to practice midwifery independently in accordance with this Article. (1983, c. 897, s. 1; 2023-14, s. 4.3(f).)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 10A. Practice of Midwifery."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-178.5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"bc26e98ba89bc5c585e1c3b01115ac9fac689b6bde16d8593136a780e5ac4031","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-178.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-178.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}