South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 09C - Certified Professional Midwives
Section 36-9C-4 - Qualifications for certified professional midwife.

36-9C-4. Qualifications for certified professional midwife.
No person may be licensed to practice as a certified professional midwife unless the person:
(1)Has obtained the certified professional midwife credential;
(2)For licensure of a person who obtains certification after December 31, 2019, has completed an educational program or pathway accredited by MEAC; or
(3)For a person who obtained certification through an educational program or pathway not accredited by MEAC:
(a)If certified before January 1, 2020, through a nonaccredited pathway, has obtained the midwifery bridge certificate issued by the North American Registry of Midwives before applying for licensure in this state; or
(b)Has maintained licensure in a state that does not require an accredited education and has obtained the midwifery bridge certificate regardless of the date of certification before applying for licensure in this state.

Source: SL 2017, ch 172, ยง4.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 36 - Professions and Occupations

Chapter 09C - Certified Professional Midwives

Section 36-9C-1 - Definitions.

Section 36-9C-2 - License required to practice as certified professional midwife.

Section 36-9C-3 - Functions exempt from chapter.

Section 36-9C-4 - Qualifications for certified professional midwife.

Section 36-9C-5 - Practice controlled by Board of Certified Professional Midwives.

Section 36-9C-6 - Board of Certified Professional Midwives established.

Section 36-9C-7 - Members of board.

Section 36-9C-8 - Qualifications of board members--Initial appointments.

Section 36-9C-9 - Terms of office.

Section 36-9C-10 - Removal of member.

Section 36-9C-11 - Application for licensure--Issuance.

Section 36-9C-12 - Criminal background check.

Section 36-9C-13 - Practice in out-of-hospital setting.

Section 36-9C-14 - Actions excluded from practice of certified professional midwife.

Section 36-9C-15 - Duration of license--Renewal.

Section 36-9C-16 - Requirements for license renewal.

Section 36-9C-17 - Reinstatement of lapsed license.

Section 36-9C-18 - Inactive status.

Section 36-9C-19 - Fees.

Section 36-9C-20 - Midwife regulation fund.

Section 36-9C-21 - Initial minimum balance in midwife regulation account.

Section 36-9C-22 - Denial, revocation, or suspension for misconduct.

Section 36-9C-23 - Procedures for revocation or suspension.

Section 36-9C-24 - Examination of license holder or applicant by medical examiner.

Section 36-9C-25 - Appeal.

Section 36-9C-26 - Reissuance of revoked or suspended license.

Section 36-9C-27 - Prohibited conduct--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 36-9C-28 - Violation by single act.

Section 36-9C-29 - Injunction.

Section 36-9C-30 - Temporary injunction.

Section 36-9C-31 - Injunction as alternative to criminal proceedings.

Section 36-9C-32 - Promulgation of rules.

Section 36-9C-33 - Informed consent document.

Section 36-9C-34 - Limitation of liability.

Section 36-9C-35 - Newborn screenings.

Section 36-9C-36 - Consultation with physician or facility.

Section 36-9C-37 - Review of birth registration and reportable information--Report of neonatal or maternal mortality.