Section 338.10404. Certification qualifications; nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, and nurse practitioner.

(1) A specialty certification for a nurse anesthetist shall be granted to a registered  nurse who  satisfies  all  of  the following requirements:

(a)    Holds a current and valid license to practice nursing in Michigan.

(b)     Submits an application for certification in a specialty area of nursing, on a form provided by the department,  and the required fee.

(c)        Meets the standards set forth by either the American association of nurse anesthetists council on certification of nurse anesthetists or the council on recertification of nurse anesthetists. The standards are adopted by reference in these rules and are set forth in the publications entitled "Certification Examination for Nurse Anesthetists, Candidate Handbook," 2003, and "Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists Criteria for Recertification," 2002. These publications may be obtained from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists 222 South Prospect Avenue, Suite 202, Park Ridge, IL 60068, or from the association's website at http://[e-mail], at no cost. A copy of the standards is available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Michigan Board  of

Nursing, Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 611 West Ottawa,  P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(2)     A specialty certification for nurse midwife shall be granted to a registered nurse who satisfies all of the following requirements:

(a)    Holds a current and valid license to practice nursing in Michigan.

(b)     Submits an application for certification in a specialty area of nursing, on a form provided by the department, and the required fee.

(c)       Meets the standards set forth by the American college of nurse midwives certification council, inc. The standards are adopted by reference in these rules and are set forth in the publication entitled "Information for Candidates Handbook," effective October 2002. The standards may be obtained at no cost from the American College of Nurse  Midwives  Certification   Council,  8201   Corporate  Drive,  Suite   550, Landover,  MD  20785    or   at http://www.accmidwife.org.   A    copy   of   the standards is  available   for inspection or distribution at  cost  from  the  Michigan  Board of Nursing, Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 611 West Ottawa,  P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(3)     A specialty certification for nurse practitioner shall be granted to a registered nurse who satisfies all of the following requirements:

(a)  Holds a current and valid license to practice nursing in Michigan.

(b)  Submits an application for certification in a specialty area of nursing, on a form provided by the department, and the required fee.

(c)    Meets the advanced practice certification standards of 1 of the following certification organizations:

(i)     The American nurses credentialing center, whose standards are adopted by reference and are  set  forth   in  the  publication   entitled  "American  Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification,  Advanced  Practice  and Informatics Nurse, Computer-Based Testing" 2002, which may be obtained at no cost from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, 600 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 100 West, Washington, DC 20024-2571 or at http://www.nursecredentialing.org.

(ii)   The national certification board of pediatric nurse practitioners and nurses, inc. whose standards are adopted by reference in these rules and are set forth in the publication entitled National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, Inc. National Qualifying Exam and Certification Maintenance Program, 2003" which may be obtained at no cost from the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, Inc., 800 South Frederick Avenue, Suite 104, Gaithersburg,   MD 20877 or at http://www.pnpcert.org.

(iii)        The   national    certification    corporation    (ncc)     for obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing specialties, whose standards are adopted by reference in these rules and are set forth in the publication entitled "NCC Registration Catalog" 2003 edition, which may be obtained at no cost from the National Certification Corporation, P.O. Box 11082, Chicago, IL 60611  or at http://www.nccnet.org.

(iv)   The American  academy  of   nurse  practitioners,  whose   standards are adopted by reference in these rules and are set forth in the publication entitled "American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Report on Certification Methodologies 1997," which may be obtained at no cost from the Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Certification Program, Capitol Station, P.O. Box  12926, Austin, TX 78711.

(v)   Oncology nursing certification corporation, whose standards are adopted by reference in these rules and are set forth in the publication entitled "The 2003 Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Certification Bulletin," which may be obtained at no cost  from  The    Oncology   Nursing

Certification Corporation, 125 Enterprise Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1214 or at http://www.oncc.org.

(4)    The standards listed in subrules (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) also are available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Michigan Board of Nursing, Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

History: 1986 AACS; 1990 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2003 AACS.