FAQs for Current CMP Participants

Q. What will the new Certificate Maintenance Program requirements be?

 

A. Effective January 1, 2010, there will be changes within the Certificate Maintenance Program. For those currently enrolled in the CMP (certified prior to 1996), the module and CEU requirements will remain the same (3 modules and 2.0 CEUs) however, you will be required to submit verification of an active RN license with no restrictions, to demonstrate professional standing.

 

Please also note that the Certificate Maintenance Program Annual Activity Fee will decrease from $90.00 to $65.00.

 

Q. How will the new certification changes affect my certification?

 

Your current certification cycle will not change if your current expiration date is one of the following:

 

If your current certificate expires on:

December 31, 2010

December 31, 2011

December 31, 2012

December 31, 2013

December 31, 2014

December 31, 2015

 

However, if your current certificate expires on December 31, 2016, please see the table below:

 

If your current certificate expires on:	Your new expiration date will be:
December 31, 2016	December 31, 2015

 

For all current CMP participants, your certification cycle will change from 8 to 5 years once your current certification cycle has expired and your certificate renews.

 

 

Q. Are all CNMs/CMs certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board required to participate in the Certificate Maintenance Program?

 

A. Effective January 1, 2011, all CNMs/CMs certified by AMCB will be enrolled in the Certificate Maintenance Program. There will no longer be a lifetime certification.

 

 

Q. Who should I contact for further information?

 

A. You may contact Leslie Hughes, CMP Manager, of AMCB Headquarters for further information regarding CMP at 866.366.9632 or by email at lhughes@amcbmidwife.org.

 

For additional FAQs pertaining to the Certificate Maintenance Program, please visit our general CMP FAQs page.