Sec. 13.1. (a) An applicant who desires to practice certified nurse midwifery shall present to the board the applicant's license as a registered nurse and a diploma earned by the applicant from a school of midwifery approved or licensed by the board or licensing agency for midwives that is located in any state.
(b) The applicant shall submit to an examination in certified nurse midwifery prescribed or administered by the board. If the application and qualifications are approved by the board, the applicant is entitled to receive a license that allows the applicant to practice midwifery as a certified nurse midwife.
(c) The board shall adopt rules under section 7 of this chapter:
(1) defining the scope of practice of a certified nurse midwife; and
(2) for implementing this section.
(d) A certified nurse who holds a license to practice midwifery under this section (formerly referred to as a "midwife" before the repeal of IC 34-18-2-19) shall, beginning July 1, 2013, be known as a "certified nurse midwife".
As added by P.L.185-1993, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.232-2013, SEC.19.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Chapter 1. Licensing of Nurses; Creation of Board; Education Programs
25-23-1-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
25-23-1-1.1. Additional Definitions
25-23-1-1.2. "Licensed Practical Nurse"
25-23-1-1.3. "Practical Nursing"
25-23-1-1.4. "Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist"
25-23-1-1.5. "Inspect Program"
25-23-1-2. Board Established; Members
25-23-1-4. Qualifications of Members of Board; Oath
25-23-1-5. Meetings; Officers; Quorum
25-23-1-7. Powers and Duties of Board
25-23-1-7.1. Rules and Regulations
25-23-1-10. Compensation of Board Members
25-23-1-10.5. Temporary Permits
25-23-1-11. Requirements for Registered Nurse Applicants; Endorsement License; Fees; Use of Title
25-23-1-12. Requirements for Practical Nurse Applicants; Endorsement License; Fees; Use of Title
25-23-1-13.1. Certified Nurse Midwives
25-23-1-16.1. Expiration of License; Renewal; Fee
25-23-1-17. Receipts; Use and Disposition
25-23-1-18. Failure to Renew License; Reinstatement; Fee
25-23-1-19.5. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Authority to Prescribe Drugs
25-23-1-19.6. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Identification Numbers
25-23-1-19.7. Renewal of Prescriptive Authority
25-23-1-19.9. Inspect Program Report in Patient's Medical File
25-23-1-20. Application for Nursing Education Program; Employment of Registered Nurses
25-23-1-20.1. Nursing School Enrollment Rates
25-23-1-20.2. Substitution of Simulation Hours
25-23-1-20.3. Clinical Preceptor Qualifications; Rules
25-23-1-20.4. Part-Time Faculty
25-23-1-21. Survey by Board; Approval; Surveys of Accredited Schools
25-23-1-21.5. Education Compliance Officer
25-23-1-26. Duty of Attorney General
25-23-1-27. Violations; Penalty
25-23-1-27.1. Limitations on Application of Chapter; "Licensed Health Professional"
25-23-1-27.2. Injunction From Continuing Violation of Chapter; Punishment
25-23-1-29. Practitioners of Church of Christ Scientist
25-23-1-30. Administration of Anesthesia by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
25-23-1-33. Professing to Be Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist; Use of Title
25-23-1-34. Impaired Nurses Account
25-23-1-35. Requirements to Practice as a Forensic Nurse; Continuing Education