The department shall issue a license to practice midwifery to an applicant who meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Demonstrates that he or she has graduated from one of the following:

(a) An accredited and approved midwifery program.

Terms Used In Florida Statutes 467.011

  • Approved midwifery program: means a midwifery training program approved by the department pursuant to…. See Florida Statutes 467.003
  • Department: means the Department of Health. See Florida Statutes 467.003
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Licensure: means authorization and license granted by the department for a person to engage in the practice of midwifery. See Florida Statutes 467.003
  • Midwifery: means the practice of supervising the conduct of a normal labor and childbirth, with the informed consent of the parent; the practice of advising the parents as to the progress of the childbirth; and the practice of rendering prenatal and postpartal care. See Florida Statutes 467.003
  • Prelicensure course: means a course of study, offered by an accredited midwifery program and approved by the department, which an applicant for licensure must complete before a license may be issued and which provides instruction in the laws and rules of this state and demonstrates the student's competency to practice midwifery under this chapter. See Florida Statutes 467.003
(b) A medical or midwifery program offered in another state, jurisdiction, territory, or country whose graduation requirements were equivalent to or exceeded those required by s. 467.009 and the rules adopted thereunder at the time of graduation.
(2) Demonstrates that he or she has successfully completed a prelicensure course offered by an accredited and approved midwifery program. Students graduating from an accredited and approved midwifery program may meet this requirement by showing that the content requirements for the prelicensure course were covered as part of their course of study.
(3) Submits an application for licensure on a form approved by the department and pays the appropriate fee.
(4) Demonstrates that he or she has received a passing score on an examination specified by the department.
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