# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 69 — Board of Nursing—Licensed Certified Midwives

### Chapter 01 — Licensure of Licensed Certified Midwives

#### Regulation .05 Practice Before Certification.

*COMAR 10.69.01.05*

A. An individual who has graduated from a graduate level accredited program for midwifery education program approved by the ACME and who has taken the AMCB national certification examination but is waiting for results may practice as a certified midwife graduate before certification if the:

  (1) Practice is under the supervision of a licensed certified midwife or certified nurse midwife who shall be physically present at the location of service and available to the certified midwife graduate;

  (2) Supervising midwife and certified midwife graduate execute a written supervision agreement on the form required by the Board; and

  (3) Certified midwife graduate files with the Board a copy of the:

    (a) Admission slip to the Board-approved certification examination; and

    (b) Signed supervision agreement.

B. A certified midwife graduate who has entered into a supervision agreement under this regulation shall immediately notify the Board and the supervising midwife of the results of the AMCB certification examination.

C. A certified midwife graduate may not continue to practice under a supervision agreement under this regulation for more than 1 year from the filing of all documents required under §A(3) of this regulation, or after the denial of AMCB certification, whichever occurs first.