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Direct Entry Midwifery State Agency Contacts

(excerpted from the ACNM publicationDirect Entry Midwifery: A Summary of State Laws and Regulations)

Alabama
Department of Public Health
201 Monroe St.
Montgomery, AL 36104

Alaska
Board of Certified Direct Entry Midwives
Department of Commerce & Economic Development
Division of Occupational Licensing
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806

Arizona
Department of Health Services
Bureau of Commerce & Family Health Services
Office of Women's & Children's Health
411 N. 24th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85008

Arkansas
Department of Health 4815 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867

California
Division of Licensing
Medical Board of California
1426 Howe Ave., Suite 56
Sacramento, CA 95825

Colorado
Department of Regulatory Agencies
Midwives Registration Division
1560 Broadway, Suite 680
Denver, CO 80202

Connecticut
Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308

Delaware
Department of Health & Social Services
Blue Hen Corporate Center
655 Bay Road, Suite 4H
Dover, DE 19901

Florida
Council of Licensed Midwifery
Department of Health & Medical Quality Assurance
Northwood Center
1940 N. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0750

Georgia
Department of Human Resources
47 Trinity Ave., SW
Atlanta, GA 30334

Kentucky
Health Services Cabinet
(formerly the Cabinet for Human Resources)
275 E. Main St., 4th Floor W.
Frankfort, KY 40621

Louisiana
Advisory Committee on Midwifery
Board of Medical Examiners
Department of Health and Hospitals
P.O. Box 629
Baton Rouge, LA 70821

Minnesota
Board of Medical Practice
University Park Plaza
2829 University Ave., SE #400
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3246

Missouri
Healing Arts Board
P.O. Box 4
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Montana
Board of Alternative Health Care
111 N. Jackson
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620

New Hampshire
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Health Management
6 Haven Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527

New Jersey
Board of Medical Examiners
140 E. Front St., 2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608

New Mexico
Family Health Bureau
Public Health Division
Maternal Health Program
Department of Health
525 Camino de los Marquez
Suite 1
Santa Fe, NM 87501

New York
Department of Education
Office of Professions
Professional Licensing Services
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

North Carolina
Midwifery Joint Committee
P.O. Box 2129
Raleigh, NC 27602-2129

Oregon
Board of Direct Entry Midwives
Health Licensing Office
700 Summer St., NE
Suite 320 Salem, OR 97310

Pennsylvania
Board of Medical Education and Licensure
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649

Rhode Island
Department of Health
Cannon Building
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908-5097

South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Division of Health Licensing
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Texas
Professional Licensure & Certification
Midwifery Program
Department of Health
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756

Virginia
Board of Health
Health and Human Resources Secretariat
202 N. 9th St., Suite 622
P.O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23212

Washington
Department of Health
Midwifery Program
P.O. Box 47864
Olympia, WA 98504-7864

States with no designated agency

District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nebraska
Nevada
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming