States Using the NARM Written Examination in the Midwifery Regulatory Process

  STATE STATE BOARD STATE OVERSIGHT DEPARTMENT NO. OF MIDWIVES TITLE OF MIDWIFE MEAC PROGRAMS
ALASKA Midwifery Board  Department of Commerce and Economic Development  22 CDM - Certified Direct-entry Midwife   
§ ARKANSAS  Midwifery Advisory Board  Appointed by the Department of Health 25 LLM - Licensed Lay Midwife  
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ARIZONA  Midwifery Advisory Committee  Department of Health Services 48 LM - Licensed Midwife  
CALIFORNIA Medical Board of California  Consumer Affairs Department in The Division of Licensure of Medical Doctors and Midwives 121 LM - Licensed Midwife  
§ COLORADO  Midwifery Advisory Council  Called as needed by the Director of Registration under the Department of Regulatory Agencies 36 RM - Registered Midwife  
FLORIDA  Midwifery Council  Department of Health 127 LM - Licensed Midwife 3
§ LOUISIANA  Midwifery Advisory Committee  Medical Board 14 LM - Licensed Midwife  
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MINNESOTA Midwifery Advisory Council to the State Medical Board Minnesota Board of Medical Practice  8 LM - Licensed Midwife  
§ MONTANA  Board of Alternative Health Care for Midwives and Naturopaths Department of Commerce 16 LM - Licensed Midwife  
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NEW HAMPSHIRE  Midwifery Council None 12 NHCM - NH Certified Midwife  
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NEW MEXICO  Licensed Midwifery Board  Department of Health 74 LM - Licensed Midwife 1
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OREGON  Direct-Entry Midwifery Board Health Licensing Office within The Division of Health State of Oregon 32 LDM - Licensed Direct-entry Midwife 1
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SOUTH CAROLINA  Midwifery Advisory Council Department of Health and Environmental Control 13 LM - Licensed Midwife  
§ TENNESSEE Council of Certified Professional Midwives Department of Health/ Board of Osteopaths   CPM-TN Tennessee Certified Professional Midwife  
§ TEXAS  Texas Midwifery Board Board of Health 190 DM - Documented Midwife 1
§ VERMONT Three Advisor Appointees Office of Professional Regulations   LM - Licensed Midwife  
WASHINGTON Midwifery Advisory Council Department of Health 120 LM - Licensed Midwife 1
             
      TOTAL as of 10/20/00 858    
             
Medicaid Reimbursement
§ Reciprocity of CPM credential or CPM plus state specific requirements accepted for licensure, certification, documentation or registration