Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3040.6
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Application for licensure
Official statutory text
A. The State Commissioner of Health shall, with the assistance
of the Advisory Committee on Midwifery, establish qualifications for
licensure under Shepherd's Law.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1499
B. No person who is certified as, or holds himself or herself
out to be, a Certified Professional Midwife or a Certified Midwife
shall practice midwifery in this state without first applying for
and obtaining a license from the State Commissioner of Health.
C. Application shall be made to the Commissioner on a form
created by the Department and posted on the website of the
Department. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable
application fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and such other
information required by the Committee as established by rule. The
license shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of
issuance.
D. An applicant for an initial license shall provide the
Committee with documentary evidence that the person has been
certified by the North American Registry of Midwives, the American
Midwifery Certification Board or a successor organization approved
by the Commissioner.
of the Advisory Committee on Midwifery, establish qualifications for
licensure under Shepherd's Law.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1499
B. No person who is certified as, or holds himself or herself
out to be, a Certified Professional Midwife or a Certified Midwife
shall practice midwifery in this state without first applying for
and obtaining a license from the State Commissioner of Health.
C. Application shall be made to the Commissioner on a form
created by the Department and posted on the website of the
Department. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable
application fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and such other
information required by the Committee as established by rule. The
license shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of
issuance.
D. An applicant for an initial license shall provide the
Committee with documentary evidence that the person has been
certified by the North American Registry of Midwives, the American
Midwifery Certification Board or a successor organization approved
by the Commissioner.
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