00                    SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 71(FIN)                                                                 
01 "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry                                           
02 Midwives; and relating to the regulation of certified direct-entry midwives."                                           
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 08.03.010(c)(8) is amended to read:                                                               
05                 (8)  Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives (AS 08.65.010) --                                         
06       June 30, 2007 [2003];                                                                                         
07    * Sec. 2.  AS 08.65.060 is amended to read:                                                                        
08            Sec. 08.65.060.  Examinations.  The board shall conduct examinations at least                              
09       once each year.  Examinations may be written, oral, or practical or a combination of                              
10       these.  The board shall utilize the examination provided by a nationally certified                                
11       midwives organization recognized by the board.  An applicant who has failed the                                   
12       examination may not retake the examination for a period of six months.  An applicant                              
13       who has failed the examination more than one time may not retake the examination                                  
14       unless the applicant has participated in or successfully completed further education                              
01       and training programs as prescribed by the board.  The board may require an                                   
02       applicant to pass an examination about Alaska laws that are applicable to the                                 
03       profession of direct-entry midwives.