21 NCAC 33 .0107. NURSE MIDWIFE APPLICANT STATUS

Graduate Nurse Midwife Applicant status may be granted by the Midwifery Joint Committee under the following circumstances:

(1)           a nurse licensed to practice as a registered nurse in North Carolina who meets all of the following criteria:

(a)           has graduated from a nurse midwifery education program which meets the criteria of the American College of Nurse Midwives for graduates to seek certification;

(b)           has applied to take or is waiting for results of the certification exam; and

(c)           whose application for approval as a certified nurse midwife has been received by the Midwifery Joint Committee.

(2)           nurse midwife applicant status may not exceed a period of six months beyond date of completion of nurse midwifery education program or until notice of certification or failure of certification is received, whichever occurs first.

(3)           a nurse midwife applicant, described in Item (1) and (2) of this Rule, may function in accordance with 21 NCAC 33 .0104 and 21 NCAC 33 .0105 with the following limitations:

(a)           wear identification as a "Graduate Nurse Midwife";

(b)           have no prescribing privileges;

(c)           practice only in situations where the supervising physician or a Certified Nurse Midwife approved to practice in the state of North Carolina is physically present in the practice site in which the applicant is working; and

(d)           have supervising physician or a Certified Nurse Midwife approved to practice in the state of North Carolina countersign all medical notations in patient records on a daily basis.

(4)           In the event the individual leaves the job in which he/she has worked as a nurse midwife applicant before approval as a certified nurse midwife is granted, the individual must submit a written explanation to the Midwifery Joint Committee before he/she may apply to work in the nurse midwife applicant status in another job.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-178.2; 90-178.3; 90-178.5; 90-171.83;

Eff. April 1, 2001.