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State Meets Licensure Requirements License Title Board/Agency Contact Last Reviewed
Alabama Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Alabama Board of Nursing (ABN) Sep 25, 2023
Alaska Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Alaska Board of Nursing

Board of Nursing, Professional Licensing, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (alaska.gov)
Sep 25, 2023
American Samoa Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) American Samoa Health Services Regulatory Board Sep 25, 2023
Arizona Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Arizona State Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Arkansas Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN)

Arkansas State Board of Nursing Arkansas Department of Health
Sep 25, 2023
California Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)

California Board of Registered Nursing
Sep 25, 2023
Colorado Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Connecticut Yes Licensed Nurse-Midwife (LNM) Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Delaware Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Delaware Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
District of Columbia Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) DC Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Federated States of Micronesia Yes Certified Nurse Midwife Federated States of Micronesia Department of Health and Social Affairs

No website. PS70, Palikin, Pohnpei State, FM 96941 691-320-2640 (phone) 691-320-2380 (fax)
Sep 25, 2023
Florida Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Florida Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Georgia Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Georgia Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Guam Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Guam Board of Nurse Examiners Sep 25, 2023
Hawaii Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Hawaii Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Idaho Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Idaho Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Illinois Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Illinois Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Indiana Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Indiana State Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Iowa Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Iowa Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Kansas Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Kansas Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Kentucky Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) Sep 25, 2023
Louisiana Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) Sep 25, 2023
Maine Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Maine State Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Maryland Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON) Sep 25, 2023
Massachusetts Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (Board) Sep 25, 2023
Michigan Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Michigan Board of Nursing Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Sep 25, 2023
Minnesota Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Minnesota Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Mississippi Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Mississippi Board of Nursing (MSBN) Sep 25, 2023
Missouri Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Missouri State Board of Nursing (MSBN) Sep 25, 2023
Montana Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Montana Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Nebraska Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Licensure Unit Nursing Section Sep 25, 2023
Nevada Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Nevada State Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
New Hampshire Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) New Hampshire Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
New Jersey Yes Licensed Certified Nurse Midwife (LCNM) New Jersey Board of Medicine, Midwifery Liason Committee Sep 25, 2023
New Mexico Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) New Mexico Department of Health Sep 25, 2023
New York Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (NYSED-OP) Sep 25, 2023
North Carolina Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) Sep 25, 2023
North Dakota Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) Sep 25, 2023
Northern Mariana Islands Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Norther Mariana Islands Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Ohio Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Ohio Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Oklahoma Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Oklahoma Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Oregon Yes Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) Sep 25, 2023
Pennsylvania Yes Nurse Midwife (NM) Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine Sep 25, 2023
Puerto Rico Yes Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Obstetrics-Nurse Midwife Puerto Rico Nursing Examining Board Sep 25, 2023
Republic of Palau Yes Certified Nurse Midwife Palau Ministry of Health Sep 25, 2023
Republic of the Marshall Islands Yes Certified Nurse Midwife Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services

P.O. Box 16 Delap, Majuro 96960 692-625-7710
Sep 25, 2023
Rhode Island Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Rhode Island Department of Health, Advisory Council on Midwifery Sep 25, 2023
South Carolina Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) South Carolina Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
South Dakota Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) South Dakota Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Tennessee Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Tennessee Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Texas Yes Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) Texas Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
U.S. Virgin Islands Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Virgin Islands Board of Nurse License Sep 25, 2023
Utah Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Sep 25, 2023
Vermont Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Vermont Office of Professional Regulation Sep 25, 2023
Virginia Yes Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Virginia Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Washington Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Washington Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission Sep 25, 2023
West Virginia Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) West Virginia RN Board Sep 25, 2023
Wisconsin Yes Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Certification available for "Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber" if certain coursework and other requirements met. See W.A.C. N 8.03. Wisconsin Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023
Wyoming Yes Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Wyoming Board of Nursing Sep 25, 2023