CPM/LM/DEM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS BY STATE
Alabama
No continuing education requirements
Alaska
Renewal of a certificate as a direct-entry midwife shall certify having completed 20 contact hours of continuing education approved by the board during the concluding license period. The 20 contact hours must include the following:
(1) at least four hours of the required continuing education contact hours must be in pharmacology; no more than two hours of the continuing education hours required under this paragraph may be in alternative medications, including herbology and homeopathy
(2) at least two hours of the required continuing education contact hours must be for the completion of the self-study program described in 12 AAC 14.430(e)
(b) No more than 10 of the required continuing education contact hours may be completed in a self-study program.
(c) For the purposes of this section,
(1) one contact hour equals a minimum of 50 minutes of instruction;
(2) one continuing education unit awarded by a professional association equals 10
contact hours
(3) one academic semester credit hour equals 15 contact hours
(4) one academic quarter credit hour equals 10 contact hours
(d) The contact hours of continuing education required by this section may not be met by courses used to satisfy the requirements of 12 AAC 14.400(b)
Arizona
No continuing education requirements
Arkansas
Each renewal, 20 contact hours of continuing education are needed, and the process can often be completed online as long as licensing has not lapsed.
California
The license to practice midwifery in California must be renewed every two years, which requires payment of the current fee and certification of 36 hours of approved continuing education. Licenses expire at 11:59 p.m. on the expiration date, which is the last day of the month in which it was issued. It is illegal to practice midwifery with an expired license.
Colorado
A valid professional license may be renewed every five years with an equivalent of six semester hours of credit from an accepted, regionally accredited college or university, which may include up to 90 clock hours of professional development earned during the validity (from the issuance date to the expiration date) of your professional license. Accepted renewal activities include: in-service education, college/university coursework, involvement in school reform, internships, travel, and ongoing professional development.
Connecticut
No state licensing regulations
Delaware
The mandatory training must meet the requirements of the Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC). To meet these requirements, take the online training course entitled Mandatory Reporting Training for Medical Professionals. The midwife shall be required to complete thirty hours of continuing education acceptable to the Council biennially.
District of Columbia
No continuing education requirements
Florida
If a license is issued in the first year of the biennium (in an even year), the licensee will be required to satisfy all Continuing Education hour requirements prior to their first renewal.
If a license is issued in the second year of the biennium (in an odd year), the licensee will not be required to satisfy all Continuing Education hour requirements prior to their first renewal. The licensee will be required to complete only a two hour course in Prevention of Medical Errors.
Subsequent renewals require 16hr general CEUs, 2hr Prevention of Medical Errors CUEs, 1hr Laws and Rules CUE, 1hr HIV/AID CEU (total 20hr CEUs)
Georgia
A licensed midwife must successfully complete a minimum of ten (10) continuing education hours per year. Two (2) of these hours must be in peer review participation as described in Subsection 300.06
Hawaii
No continuing education requirements
Idaho
A licensed midwife must successfully complete a minimum of ten (10) continuing education hours per year. Two (2) of these hours must be in peer review participation.
Illinois
No state licensing regulations
Indiana
In order to renew your certified direct entry midwife license you are required to have completed no less than fifteen (15) hours of continuing education each licensure year. The Committee is currently on a two (2) year renewal cycle.
Iowa
No state regulations
Kansas
No state regulations
Maine
No state regulations
Maryland
No state regulations
Massachusetts
No state regulations
Kentucky
No specific continuing education requirements for licensure renewal
Louisiana
Evidence of completion of thirty contact hours of continuing education as required by the regulations promulgated by the board.
Michigan
Must be completed by the end of the 2 year license cycle prior to renewal: At least 30 hours of continuing education that is met by obtaining and maintaining, the credential of CPM from NARM, or an equivalent credential approved by the board. One hour of continuing education in pain and symptom management
Minnesota
30 hours continuing education every three years
Mississippi
No state regulations
Missouri
No state regulations
Montana
No state regulations
Nevada
No state regulations
Nebraska
No state regulations
New Hampshire
No state regulations
New Jersey
No state regulations
New Mexico
Required to complete minimum 30 hours of approved CE within the 24 months immediately preceding expiration of license over the last 2yrs.
New York
No state regulations
North Carolina
No state regulaions
North Dakota
No state regulations
Ohio
No state regulations
Oklahoma
No continuing education requirements
Oregon
Thirty-five (35) continuing education hours every two years To maintain licensure, a licensed direct midwife (LDM) must complete a minimum of thirty-five (35) continuing education (CE) hours related to services listed in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 687.405 every two years.
Pennsylvania
No state regulations
Rhode Island
No state regulations
South Carolina
Requires Licensed Midwives to show “evidence of 32 contact hours of continuing education during the licensing period” in order to qualify for renewal of the license
South Dakota
No specific continuing education requirements from state (refer to NARM CEU requirements)
Tennessee
No specific state continuing education requirements
Texas
Licensed midwives are required to complete 20 contact hours of approved midwifery education since March 1 of the previous 2-year license period. Additional requirements include proof of a current CPR certification for health care providers from an approved organization and proof of current certification for neonatal resuscitation from the American Academy of Pediatrics. A retired midwifery license requires only 5 hours of approved midwifery continuing education.
Utah
Current Certified Professional Midwife certificate in good standing with NARM; a current certification in adult and infant CPR; a current certification in newborn or neonatal resuscitation; and documentation of completing the 2 hour approved CE requirement in intrapartum fetal monitoring.
Vermont
All midwives licensed and residing in this state must complete a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education during the two-year renewal period and must so certify at the time of license renewal. The continuing education requirement does not apply for the renewal period during which a midwife initially obtained licensure. It will begin with the first full two-year renewal period.
Virginia
No additional continuing education requirements outside of NARM standards
Washington
Thirty hours of continuing education (CE) every three years:
- A minimum of 25 hours must be directly related to the clinical practice of midwifery.
- Any remaining hours may be in professional development activities that enhance the practice of the licensed midwife.
West Virginia
No state regulations
Wisconsin
No continuing education requirements above and beyond NARM (need to maintain CRP and NRP)
Wyoming
No state CEU requirements above and beyond NARM certification requirements
Guam
No territory regulations
As of 1/1/2021