LAC 46:XLV.2361. Scope of Subchapter; Continuing Education Requirement

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.