Idaho Midwifery Council

With the passage of the midwifery licensure law and its adoption into the Idaho Statutes, midwifery has become a regulated profession in Idaho and all practitioners are required to be licensed by July 1, 2010.

Idaho's midwifery law may be viewed at http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title54/T54CH55.htm.

Licensure is administered by the Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses under the auspices of the State Board of Midwifery. Information regarding licensure may be accessed at the IBOL site, www.ibol.idaho.gov. Click on "Midwives" on the left side of the page to view current information on proposed rules, licensure, forms and the like.

The Board of Midwifery have written and published the rules as required in the law. When the legislature reviews and adopts them, the licensure process will become available and midwives may apply.

Training & Application Process

(from the IBOL Midwifery site)

Starting July 1, 2010, Idaho law requires all midwives to be licensed.

Applicants for licensure must submit a completed application and the following:

     * proof of current certification as a CPM by NARM or a successor organization

     * documentation of successful completion of board approved MEAC accredited courses in pharmacology, the treatment of shock/IV therapy and suturing specific to midwives

Any midwife who has been continuously practicing midwifery in Idaho for at least five (5) years prior to July 1, 2009 may qualify for a waiver of the above requirements by submitting a completed application and:

     * verification of primary attendance at seventy-five (75) births within the past ten (10) years, ten (10) of which occurred in the two (2) years immediately preceeding the application for licensure

     * documentation of successful completion of board approved MEAC accredited courses in pharmacology, the treatment of shock/IV therapy and suturing specific to midwives

     * successful completion of board approved courses in CPR and neonatal resuscitation

     * complete practice data for the two (2) years preceding the application for licensure on a form provided by the board

Any midwife who wishes to qualify for the waiver shall apply for licensure and provide the required documentation before July 1, 2010.