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Licensure Requirements by Endorsement

Requirements for Licensure by Endorsement:

  • 21 years of age when applying for licensure

  • Submit application to the Council office

  • Proof of Liability Insurance in the amount of $100,000 per claim and $300,000 minimum annual aggregate.

  • Must have completed one of the approved midwifery programs.

  • Submits a valid certificate or diploma from a foreign institution of medicine or midwifery or from a midwifery program offered in another state which bears the seal of the institution or is otherwise authenticated, provided the requirements are deemed substantially equivalent to or exceeds those established by Chapter 467 and Rule 64B24, Florida Administrative Code

  • Payment of all applicable fees

  • Must take and pass the State examination (unless North American Registry Examination for midwives was taken and passed prior to making application for state licensure)

  • A foreign trained applicant must provide a certified translation of the certificate or diploma earned from the foreign institution of medicine or midwifery

  • The document which renders the foreign trained applicant eligible to practice medicine or midwifery in the country in which that document was issued

  • Clarification if there is any deviation as to how the applicant's name appears on the face of documents in support of the application

  • Evidence of a passing score on the licensure examination

  • Those applying from another state must provide a valid unrestricted certificate or license to practice midwifery must successfully complete an approved midwifery program.

  • Submit an authenticated copy of the certificate or diploma awarded by the midwifery program which was approved by the certifying body of the state in which it was located

  • A copy of the other state's laws and rules under which the applicant's certificate or license was issued

  • Official transcripts from the midwifery program which document classroom instruction and clinical training

  • Passed the college level academic scholastic test (CLAST) or taken three college-level credits each of math and English, or can demonstrate competencies in communication and computation by passing the College Level Equivalent Proficiency (CLEP) test in communication and computation.