Florida Rules and Laws 2025: Midwifery Practice and Compliance

Description:

This 2-hour continuing education course is designed to meet the Florida Department of Health's mandatory requirement for Licensed Midwives to complete training in Florida laws and rules governing midwifery practice. The course provides a comprehensive review of Chapter 467, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 64B24, Florida Administrative Code, along with relevant provisions from Chapters 456 and 64B, F.A.C., as applicable to midwifery. Participants will learn about the legal scope of midwifery practice, licensing and renewal requirements, required protocols and informed consent, prenatal and postpartum care mandates, birth setting standards including out-of-hospital births, emergency transport procedures, documentation obligations, professional misconduct, disciplinary actions, and collaboration requirements with physicians and other licensed healthcare providers. The course also includes an overview of new statutory or regulatory changes enacted in 2024 or pending for 2025, with practical guidance on implementation. This course emphasizes ethical and compliant midwifery care within Florida's legal framework and supports midwives in protecting their licenses, serving families safely, and working collaboratively within the maternity care system. Instruction is delivered through recorded video lectures, downloadable resources, and self-assessment quizzes. A passing score of 80 percent on the final quiz is required for course completion. This course is appropriate for initial licensure applicants seeking CEU-based eligibility and for licensees renewing their active midwifery licenses in Florida.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the key statutes and rules regulating midwifery practice in Florida.

2. Explain the legal responsibilities of Licensed Midwives in relation to care protocols, documentation, and emergency procedures.

3. Apply current statutory changes to clinical decision-making and practice management.

4. Recognize behaviors that may result in disciplinary action or license sanctions.

5. Implement lawful and ethical standards in the supervision and education of student midwives.

Disclosure Statements:

The instructor(s) and course planners have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No commercial support has been received for the development or delivery of this course.

This course has been developed solely for educational purposes to meet continuing education requirements for Licensed Midwives in the state of Florida. Any clinical recommendations presented are evidence-based and consistent with generally accepted standards of midwifery care, and no proprietary or brand-name products are promoted.

Participation in this course does not constitute legal advice. Licensees are responsible for independently verifying compliance with all relevant Florida laws, rules, and Board guidance.

All course materials, including presentation slides, handouts, and videos, are the intellectual property of the course provider and may not be reproduced or distributed without written permission.

Completion of this course does not guarantee license renewal unless all other licensure requirements set by the Florida Department of Health, Council of Licensed Midwifery, are also met. It is the responsibility of each participant to ensure timely completion of CE requirements and to submit all documentation accordingly.

There is a 4% electronic processing fee applied on top of the $30 for the course.