State Resource Center

State Legislative Developments (Members Only)
View highlights of state-level developments related to midwifery and women's health care. Specific categories of coverage include proposed legislation concerned with scope of practice, liability, prescriptive authority, oversight requirements, and women's health issues, among others. Full text, as available, accompanies each summary.
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.

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.