State Resource Center

State Laws and Regulations Affecting Midwifery Practice (Members Only)
State guidance documents are stored in the ACNM Library. Meant to be advisory in nature, documents address topics including scope of practice and regulatory oversight. The Government Relations department strives to ensure that the statutory and regulatory information contained in these documents is current. A thorough review of each state’s document occurred in 2012 and state information is updated as new laws or rules are implemented.

Please be advised that you must be signed in to the website as a member before you will be able to access individual state guidance documents. This link will navigate you to the ACNM Library page, from which you should choose "state guidance" from the ACNM Library "Category" drop-down menu. Kindly direct questions or comments to gr@acnm.orgmailto:gr@acnm.org.
State Legislative Developments Tracking Center (Members Only)
A portal to individual state sites with information on bills, new laws, and regulatory activity. This site also contains a listing of new laws from the current session, links to archived legislative developments from past years, and links to many of ACNM's position statements and white papers useful for state advocacy work.

Aggregate Data Resources (Members Only)
A collection of aggregate data maps and tables intended to identify trends in the regulation and practice of CNMs and CMs. Available data sets include:

Talking Points for Certified Midwife Licensure
Helpful points to aid in efforts to expand the licensure and full recognition of holders of the Certified Midwife (CM) credential.
Resource Packet for Midwifery Advocacy
A collection of ACNM's most frequently used documents for advocacy work.

State Fact Sheets
Statistics on number of CNM/CM practitioners, births, education programs, etc.

Affordable Care Act Implementation Resources
Resources on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the development and status of state health exchanges.
Medicaid Equity Campaign Material (Members Only)
Explore the resources developed to help midwives achieve equitable Medicaid reimbursement. You must log in to view this page.