§ 18.3. Biennial registration requirements.

 (a)  A nurse-midwife license shall be registered biennially. The procedure for the biennial registration of a nurse-midwife license is in §  16.15 (relating to biennial registration; inactive status and unregistered status).

 (b)  As a condition of biennial license renewal, a nurse-midwife shall complete the continuing education requirement in section 12.1 of the Professional Nursing Law (63 P. S. §  222). In the case of a nurse-midwife who has prescriptive authority under the act, the continuing education required by the Professional Nursing Law (630.5 § §  211—225.5) must include at least 16 hours in pharmacology completed each biennium.

 (c)  The fees for the biennial renewal of a nurse-midwife license and prescriptive authority are set forth in §  16.13 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees).

   The provisions of this §  18.3 amended under section 2 of the act of April 4, 1929 (P. L. 160, No. 155) (63 P. S. §  172); and sections 8, 12 and 35(a) of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. § §  422.8, 422.12 and 422.35(a)).

   The provisions of this §  18.3 adopted January 2, 1987, effective immediately and applies retroactively to December 31, 1986, 17 Pa.B. 24; amended May 19, 1989, effective May 20, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 2161; amended April 3, 2009, effective April 4, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 1625. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (222901).