326-D:6 Certification.

I. No person shall practice midwifery in this state without first obtaining certification from the council. The council shall certify for the practice of midwifery any person applying for such certification who meets the qualifications adopted under RSA 326-D:5, I(a) and who submits a $110 certification fee. II. Certification issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal every 2 years and shall expire unless renewed in accordance with rules adopted by the council and upon payment of a $110 renewal fee. III. The title "certified midwife" shall be used only by persons certified under this chapter. No person shall continue to represent himself or herself as a certified midwife after certification has been suspended under this chapter. Any person whose certification under this chapter has been suspended or revoked by the council for disciplinary action under RSA 326-D:8, shall not engage in the practice of midwifery unless and until the suspension or revocation of certification has been lifted. IV. Any person who shall practice or attempt to practice as a certified midwife in this state without certification shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person. Any person violating any other provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation.