Section Mid 405.01 - Continuing Education Requirements(a) For eligibility to renew certification a midwife shall complete continuing education requirements by completing 20 contact hours of continuing education per renewal period in accordance with (b)-(d) below.(b) Continuing education activities shall improve or maintain a midwife's professional competence in midwifery as defined in Mid 102.01(b).(c) Unless otherwise specified in Mid 405, at least 12 of the 20 contact hours shall be earned through participation in academic or other courses, classes, seminars, workshops, distance learning courses, or journal study described in Mid 405.02.(d) Any contact hours not earned in accordance with (c) above shall be earned through participation in the following activities in midwifery-related fields: (1) Informal independent study, as further described in Mid 405.03;(2) Publication of the midwife's own writing, as further described in Mid 405.04;(3) Public professional presentations, as further described in Mid 405.05;(4) Teaching midwifery, as further described in Mid 405.06;(5) Participation in the work of midwifery-related professional boards or committees and participation in the work of midwifery-related governmental regulatory agencies, as further described in Mid 405.07; or(6) Product development, as further described in Mid 405.08.N.H. Admin. Code § Mid 405.01
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by #12040, Effective 11/10/2016, Expires 11/10/2026.