(1) Certified nurse midwifery (CNM) practice means the independent and/or collaborative management of care of essentially normal newborns, providing perinatal and general women's healthcare within a health care system that provides for medical consultation, collaborative management, and referral.

(2) All licensed CNMs shall be enrolled in either the certification maintenance program or the continuing competency assessment program through the American College of Nurse Midwives.

(3) Every licensed CNM shall abide by the practice standards and guidelines established by a CNM national professional organization as identified by the CNM.