Midwife data reporting for license renewal

(a) The department may require a midwife, as a condition of license renewal, to: (1) Submit data to an organization approved by the department for every gestational parent and newborn under the midwife's care when the intended place of birth at any point in care is not a birth facility. If a gestational parent declines to participate in the collection of data, the midwife shall follow the protocol established by the department; and (2) Attest that the midwife has submitted data annually during the prior triennium. (b) The data submission requirements may be waived if the midwife attests that the midwife has not provided midwifery care to any clients during the prior triennium or that the intended place of birth for all clients of the midwife was a birth facility throughout the duration of care. (c) The midwife shall receive written confirmation of participation in data submission from the department-approved organization and shall maintain copies of the midwife's participation records.