Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 23 - Licensed Midwives › Subchapter H - Continuing Education › Section XLV-2361 - Scope of Subchapter; Continuing Education Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of this Subchapter provide
					 standards for the continuing education requisite to renewal of any license or
					 permit issued under this Chapter.
B. To be eligible for renewal of licensure or
					 apprentice permit, a licensed midwife or apprentice midwife shall document, in
					 a manner prescribed by the board, the successful completion of not less than 30
					 contact hours of continuing education obtained since such license or permit was
					 last issued, reinstated, or renewed. As used in this Subchapter, "contact hour"
					 means 60 minutes of participation in an organized learning experience under
					 responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction, as
					 approved by the board.
C. To be
					 acceptable as qualified continuing education under these rules, an activity or
					 program must have significant intellectual, practical, or clinical content,
					 dealing primarily with matters related to midwifery, and its primary objective
					 must be to maintain or increase the participant's competence as a
					 midwife.
D. The following programs
					 and activities are illustrative of the types of programs and activities which
					 shall be deemed to be qualifying continuing education activities and programs
					 for purposes of this Subchapter:
1.
					 attendance at or participation in meetings, conferences, workshops, seminars,
					 or courses, such as programs conducted, sponsored, or approved for continuing
					 education credit by the American Medical Association, the American Congress of
					 Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Nurse Association, the
					 Association of Certified Nurse Midwives, the Midwives Alliance of North America
					 and the North American Registry of Midwives;
2. presentation or conduct of a course,
					 seminar, or workshop sponsored by an organization or entity approved by the
					 board, provided that such presentation is accompanied by thorough written
					 materials or a comprehensive outline relating to the course, seminar, or
					 workshop;
3. teaching of a course
					 in or directly related to midwifery at an accredited educational institution,
					 provided that such teaching is not performed in the ordinary course of the
					 licensed midwife's or apprentice midwife's usual and ordinary
					 employment;
4. publication, in a
					 national, regional, or statewide scientific journal or other publication of a
					 related profession, of an original written work, related to the maintenance or
					 improvement of midwifery knowledge or skills;
5. completion of a course of postsecondary,
					 graduate, or postgraduate study undertaken and completed at an accredited
					 educational institution;
6.
					 assuming responsibility for and discharging supervision of an apprentice for
					 not less than six months.