NARM Policy on Participation in the CPM 2000 Statistics Project

All CPMs were required to participate in Project 2000, a collection of CPM birth statistics for the year 2000. Full participation is required for recertification. The statistics committee has been busy collecting the data, and many CPMs have continued to send in their stat forms for births in the year 2000 and beyond. When the statistics committee has completed the input of current data, NARM will send a Statistics Completion Certificate to all who participated as required.

The response of CPMs to the statistics project falls into four categories:

  1. Those who submitted all logs and statistics forms on births done in the year 2000;
  2. Those who submitted some statistics, but have not submitted reports on all births listed in their logs for 2000; and
  3. Those who did not submit any information for the year 2000
  4. Those who were not practicing and/or had no reports to turn in, but who did notify the statistics committee that they would have no reports.

NARM has offered all CPMs who participated fully in the collection of statistics the equivalent of 25 CEUs on their next recertification period. A total of 30 CEUs is required for certification, but 5 of the hours must be in peer review. CPMs who receive the credit for statistics must still obtain 5 hours of peer review. Recertification for those who did not complete the statistics requirement is in jeopardy. The list that follows describes each category and what will be required for recertification:

  1. CPMs who submitted all logs and statistics forms on births done in the year 2000 may recertify at the appropriate time and may count their participation toward the required CEUs. If recertification is due prior to receiving the Statistics Recertification Certificate, the CPM may write a note verifying that the requirement has been met, and may then send a copy of the certificate when it arrives.
  2. CPMs who have submitted all birth log information but who have not sent all birth reports to the statistics committee will be allowed to submit those reports late. Recertification will not be permitted until the reports are turned in. If the statistics are submitted prior to the recertification date, the CPM will receive credit for 25 CEUs toward recertification. If the forms are received after the certification has expired, no credit will be given for CEUs. The expired CPM will need to meet all requirements for late recertification after submitting the required statistical forms.
  3. CPMs who did not fulfill the statistics project requirements will not be allowed to recertify until they have submitted statistics forms on all births done in 2000. These statistics will not count as prospective data for the NARM project, but will count in the general MANA statistics collection. Upon submitting statistics forms, the CPM will be allowed to recertify but will need to meet all current recertification requirement including CEUs and any applicable late recertification fees (see the web page or the Recertification forms for late recertification information).
  4. CPMs who did not attend any births in the year 2000 will be allowed to recertify upon sending a notice of inactivity to the statistics committee. These CPMs will need to meet all CEU requirements for recertification.

All CPMs are encouraged to continue submitting statistics on a voluntary basis. The more prospective births we have in the database, the more reliable our statistics will be. Send logs quarterly, and send birth reports 6-8 weeks after the birth.

If you have any 2000 statistics forms overdue, please send them in as soon as possible.

Send all statistics forms and logs to:
P.O. Box 6310
Charlottesville, VA 22906

Questions may be sent to statistics@mana.org

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