Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.26.01.102 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

01. Annual Continuing Education Requirement. A licensed midwife must successfully complete a minimum of ten (10) continuing education hours per year either acceptable to North American Registry of Midwives ("NARM") as counting towards recertification of a licensed midwife as a Certified Professional Midwife ("CPM") or otherwise approved by the Board. Two (2) of these hours must be in peer review participation as described in Subsection 102.02.

02. Peer Review System. As part of the Board's annual continuing education requirement, each licensed midwife must participate in peer review activities for a minimum of two (2) hours per year to enable licensed midwives to retrospectively present and review cases in an effort to further educate themselves about the appropriateness, quality, utilization, and ethical performance of midwifery care.

a. Licensed midwives are responsible for organizing their own peer review sessions. At least three (3) licensed midwives or CPMs must participate in a peer review session in order for the session to count towards a licensed midwife's annual two-hour peer review activity requirement.

b. Each licensed midwife must make a presentation that must include the following information:

i. Total number of clients currently in the licensed midwife's care;

ii. The number of women in the licensed midwife's practice that are postpartum;

iii. The number of births the licensed midwife has been involved with since the last peer review session; and

iv. One (1) or more specific cases arising since the licensed midwife's last peer review session involving serious complications or the transport of a mother or baby to the hospital.

c. The information presented in a peer review session is confidential. The identities of the client, other health care providers, and other persons involved in a case may not be divulged during the peer review session.

03. Carryover Hours. A licensed midwife may carryover a maximum of five (5) hours of continuing education to meet the next year's continuing education requirement.

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Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.26.01.102

Effective March 28, 2023