CPM Licensing in Kentucky

Licensing for CPMs in Kentucky became available in 2020. Below are resources for becoming a Licensed Certified Professional Midwife (LCPM) in Kentucky.

Licenses are issued by the Kentucky Board of Nursing. Click here to go to the licensing information page from KBN.

Qualifications for licensure:

  • Must hold a current CPM credential
  • If you attended a MEAC accredited program, you will need to have your program/school send an official transcript to KBN.
  • If you received the CPM through the PEP pathway:
    • If you received the CPM prior to 1/1/2020, you will also require the NARM Midwifery Bridge Certificate.
    • If you received the CPM after 1/1/2020, you must provide proof of licensure in another state, plus the NARM Midwifery Bridge Certificate.
  • NRP Certification
  • AHA BLS Certification
  • Proof of completion of the Domestic Violence course pursuant to KRS 194a.540 (more information below)
  • Proof of completion of the Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma course pursuant to KRS 620.020(8) (more information below)

Domestic Violence and Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Requires Courses

Information on completing the reauired domestic violence and pediatric abusive head trauma required courses is available here from KBN. This includes links to free online courses.

At the completion of the courses, the participant may print/save a Certificate of Completion as evidence for meeting the statutory/regulatory requirements.

Background Check and Fingerprints

Part of the application process involves getting fingerprinted and having a background check performed. You can request the fingerprint

LCPM Statutes and Regulations

The laws pertaining to Kentucky LCPMs are in two places. First are the statutes (KRS). Statutes are created from legislation, or bills passed by the legislature. SB84 passed in 2019 was the bill that created the statutes for LCPMs. The statutes only change with a bill being passed in the legislature. In the statutes are instructions for certain items to be detailed out in regulations.

The regulations (KAR) are drafted by the CPM Advisory Council and then approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing. From there, the regulations go through a public comment period, after which they may be amended by KBN. Regulations are then reviewed by the legislative Administrative Regulations Review Subcommittee. The final step is to be reviewed by the legislative committee related to the subject matter.

Below you can see the statutes and regulations related to LCPMs.

The link above will take you to the full list of LCPM regulations. Below we have linked to the sections that may be of most interest regarding CPM practice in Kentucky.

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