State
Washington
Does Mercy In Action program fulfill requirements for professional licensure in this state?
Yes
Additional clinical requirements for licensure
Yes, must document attendance at one hundred births of which:
"The applicant must undertake the care of not less than one hundred women in the intrapartum period. No less than fifteen of the one hundred women must be cared for in the intrapartum period while the applicant was enrolled in the school from which the student graduates.
(a) The applicant shall submit to the department documentation of attendance at one hundred births of which:
(i) At least thirty births where the applicant was the primary attendant under supervision of a qualified attendant;
(ii) At least twenty births where the applicant directly assisted;
(iii) At least fifty births that the applicant observed in addition to births counted in (d)(i) and (ii) of this subsection; "
"The applicant shall submit to the department documentation of prenatal care examinations of fifty women and early postpartum care examinations of fifty women. The same women need not be seen for both examinations.
(i) No less than fifteen women must be cared for in the prenatal and postpartum periods while enrolled in the school from which the student graduates."
https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=246-834-140
Additional academic requirements for licensure
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use and administration of legend drugs and devices. (This is accomplished by a preceptor signing off on having seen proper administrations of medications; there is a form in the application.) https://www.doh.wa.gov/portals/1/Documents/Pubs/679153.pdf
Approved State for Clinical Internship?
Yes
Summary of Licensure for CPMS in this state
CPMs regulated by the state.
MEAC Accredited Education Required?
No.
Contact Information for State Regulatory Agency
WA State Dept of Health
Health Systems Quality Assurance
P.O. Box 1099
Olympia, WA 98507-1099
Phone: 360-236-4700
Email: hsqa.csc@doh.wa.gov
Other Information
Licensing applicants must pass the Washington State licensing exam and complete an online jurisprudence examination with a score of 100%.
Licensure has passed but is not yet implemented; creation of regulations is in progress.