Certified Nurse Midwife

Access the instructional guide for an application by selecting one of the following. Detailed information will be given about each application process.

• Registration & Initial Approval to Practice

  Fee Information:

  • Per Physician: $100.00

  FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

  Valid Forms of Payment:

  • Credit or Debit Card; MasterCard or Visa only 
  • Electronic Check (E-Check)

  Registration & Initial Approval to Practice

  The Certified Nurse Midwife shall not practice until notification of approval to practice has been received from the Board of Nursing. The approval letter will be emailed to you upon FINAL approval to practice.

  Certified Nurse Midwife Rules

  You will need the following to apply:

  • A permanent North Carolina Registered Nurse (RN) license or another Compact State Registered Nurse license valid for practice in North Carolina (Compact license information must first be submitted on the "Compact State Application")
  • Physician Name or Physician License Number and Physician Email Address
  • Practice Information (Name, Address, Office Phone, Fax, North Carolina County)

  In addition to the online application, additional documents must be mailed to the North Carolina Board of Nursing. These may include:

  • Identification Document (Form available upon submission of application)
  • Official transcript and/or Midwifery education documents
  • Copy of American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) Certification
  • Licensure Biography (verification) of Certified Nurse Midwifery license/practice in other states, if applicable. (Form available upon submission of application)
  • Disclosure of any malpractice claims to be reported and submitted to the Board of Nursing on the Claims Information Form , if applicable.

• Adding a Physician

  Fee Information:

  • Per Physician: $100.00

  FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

  Valid Forms of Payment:

  • Credit or Debit Card; MasterCard or Visa only 
  • Electronic Check (E-Check)

  Add a Physician

  This application is for the Certified Nurse Midwife adding a new supervising Physician.

  The Certified Nurse Midwife shall not practice until notification of approval to practice has been received from the Board of Nursing. The approval letter and certificate will be emailed to you upon FINAL approval to practice.

• Remove Physician

  Fee Information:

  THERE IS NO FEE FOR THIS PROCESS

  Remove Physician

  This application is for the Certified Nurse Midwife removing an existing approved supervising Physician.

• Update Practice Name-Address

  Add additional sites/practice locations for an existing approved supervising physician via the Maintain Site(s) for Currently Approved Practice(s) application.

  Fee Information:

  THERE IS NO FEE FOR THIS PROCESS

  Update Practice Information

  This application is for the Certified Nurse Midwife updating practice information (Name, Address, Office Phone, Fax, Email) for an existing approved supervising Physician.

• Approval to Practice Annual Renewal

  In order to renew your approval to practice, your current approval must be within 90 days of the expiration date. If your Registered Nurse license is also due to be renewed in the same year, you must renew your Registered Nurse license before you can renew your Certified Nurse Midwifery approval to practice.

  Postcard notifications are mailed approximately 90 days prior to expiration of your approval to practice.

  In order to practice as Certified Nurse Midwife, in addition to renewing the Certified Nurse Midwifery approval, a Registered Nurse license valid for practice in North Carolina, must also be maintained.

  Fee Information:

  • Per Physician renewed: $50.00

  FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

  Valid Forms of Payment:

  • Credit or Debit Card; MasterCard or Visa only 
  • Electronic Check (E-Check)

  Certified Nurse Midwife Guidelines

  Approval to Practice Renewal

  Rule 21 NCAC 32M.0106 or 21 NCAC 36.0806

  This application is for the Certified Nurse Midwife applying for renewal of approval to practice.

  You are required to renew your approval(s) to practice by the last day of your birth month each year. If you do not renew by the last day of your birth month, your approval to practice is automatically placed on inactive status at midnight on the last day of the expiration month.

  A Certified Nurse Midwife with an inactive approval to practice status shall not practice as a Certified Nurse Midwife. Prior to practicing, you will be required to reapply for approval to practice and will need to complete the Approval to Practice Reinstatement application.

  Maintaining certification as a Certified Nurse Midwife through American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) is also required. If you have renewed or updated your Certified Nurse Midwife Certification since your last renewal, provide an updated copy to the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

  You will need the following to apply:

  • An active North Carolina Registered Nurse (RN) license or another Compact State Registered Nurse license valid for practice in North Carolina (Compact license information must first be submitted on the “Compact State Application”)

• Approval to Practice Reinstatement

  In order to practice as Certified Nurse Midwife, in addition to reinstating the Certified Nurse Midwifery approval, a Registered Nurse license valid for practice in North Carolina, must also be maintained.

  Fee Information:

  • Per Physician reinstated/added: $50.00 and,
  • Administrative Fee: $5.00

  FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

  Valid Forms of Payment:

  • Credit or Debit Card; MasterCard or Visa only 
  • Electronic Check (E-Check)

  Certified Nurse Midwife Guidelines

  Approval to Practice Reinstatement

  This application is for the Certified Nurse Midwife applying for reinstatement of approval to practice.

  The Certified Nurse Midwife shall not practice until notification of approval to practice has been received from the Board of Nursing. The approval letter and certificate will be emailed to you upon FINAL approval to practice.

  You will need the following to apply:

  • An active North Carolina Registered Nurse (RN) license or another Compact State Registered Nurse license valid for practice in North Carolina (Compact license information must first be submitted on the “Compact State Application”)

• Request Inactive Status

  Fee Information:

  THERE IS NO FEE FOR THIS PROCESS

  Request Inactive Status

  This application is for the Certified Nurse Midwife requesting inactive status for ALL supervising Physicians.

  Remove a single existing approved supervising Physician via the Remove a Physician application.

• Maintain Site(s) for Currently Approved Practice(s)

  Fee Information:

  THERE IS NO FEE FOR THIS PROCESS

  Maintain Site(s) for Currently Approved Practice(s)

  This application is for the Certified Nurse Midwife to submit additional practice sites to your currently approved practice(s).

• Update Compact Registered Nurse License for Certified Nurse Midwife - Expiration Date

  Fee Information:

  THERE IS NO FEE FOR THIS PROCESS

  Update Compact Registered Nurse License for Certified Nurse Midwife - Expiration Date

  This application is for the Certified Nurse Midwife to change the Registered Nurse information in the North Carolina Board of Nursing's records for another Compact State license. Once the application is submitted, we will verify the information with the Compact State.

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