Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6C - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives
Section 8-6C-13 - Qualifications for License

(a)    In addition to the education and training requirements under subsection (b) of this section, to qualify for a license, an applicant shall:
        (1)    Submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 8–303 of this title;
        (2)    Be of good moral character;
        (3)    Be a high school graduate or have completed equivalent education;
        (4)    Be at least 21 years old;
        (5)    Hold a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification issued by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association; and
        (6)    Have completed in the past 2 years the American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
    (b)    An applicant:
        (1)    Shall hold a current valid Certified Professional Midwife credential granted by NARM; and
        (2)    (i)    Shall have completed a midwifery education program that is accredited by MEAC or ACME;
            (ii)    Shall have completed the NARM Midwifery Bridge Certificate program; or
            (iii)    If the applicant was certified by NARM as a certified professional midwife on or before January 15, 2017, through a non–MEAC accredited program, but otherwise qualifies for licensure, shall provide:
                1.    Verification of completion of NARM–approved clinical requirements; and
                2.    Evidence of completion, in the past 2 years, of an additional 50 hours of continuing education units approved by the Board and accredited by MEAC, the American College of Nurse Midwives, or the Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education, including:
                A.    14 hours of obstetric emergency skills training such as a birth emergency skills training (BEST) or an advanced life saving in obstetrics (ALSO) course; and
                B.    The remaining 36 hours divided among and including hours in the areas of pharmacology, lab interpretation of pregnancy, antepartum complications, intrapartum complications, postpartum complications, and neonatal care.