37-27-205. Provisional license -- apprentice license. (1) Upon payment of a $200 fee to the department, the board may grant a provisional direct-entry midwife license only to a person who filed an affidavit required by section 2, Chapter 493, Laws of 1989.
     (2) The provisional license is valid until the issuance of grades for the first examination administered pursuant to 37-27-202.
     (3) Upon payment of a $200 fee to the department, the board may grant an apprentice direct-entry midwife license to a person who:
     (a) is working under the personal supervision of a licensed direct-entry midwife, a certified nurse-midwife, a physician licensed under Title 37, chapter 3, or a licensed naturopathic physician who is certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance; and
     (b) is seeking licensure as a direct-entry midwife under this chapter.
     (4) An apprentice direct-entry midwife license is valid for a period prescribed by department of commerce rule and must be renewed at an interval established by the department of commerce, with a limit of four renewals.

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 550, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 314, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 492, L. 1997.