Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives The Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives is staffed by the Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing. The Board consists of two direct-entry midwives, one physician, one certified nurse midwife, and one public member. Board members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. The Board adopts regulations to carry out the laws governing the practice of direct-entry midwifery in Alaska. It makes final licensing decisions and takes disciplinary action against people who violate the licensing laws. The Board meets two times a year and offers a public comment period at each meeting. Meeting agendas and minutes are available from the licensing examiner and will be posted to this website once prepared. Open Board Position The Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives has two vacant board seats available. As of March 2023, a seat is available for a physician licensed by the Alaska State Medical Board who has an obstetrical practice or has specialized training in obstetrics. As of November 2024, the public member seat is available. Anyone interested in a board appointment can submit an application online here. For more information, contact Boards@Alaska.Gov or visit gov.alaska.gov/services/boards-and-commissions/ It is Time to Renew Your Certification! Click Here to Renew Online Renewal Instructions Payment and Refund Policy Renewal Application MY LICENSE Online Renewal Please use our convenient MY LICENSE online renewal application. In most cases your certificate will be renewed immediately. Due to a heavy volume of renewal activities, processing time for renewal applications received by mail may take up to 4-6 weeks. In order to receive communication via email, your email address of record must be current at all times. You may verify your current email address via the MY LICENSE self-service portal. If you are expecting communication from our office, please be sure to check your spam/junk mail folder. If you have not registered, follow these simple steps: Visit the MY LICENSE customer home page at: ProfessionalLicense.Alaska.Gov/MYLICENSE If you have an existing myAlaska account, enter your account information. If not, please create an account. You will be redirected to the MY LICENSE customer home page. Under Access an Existing License, enter your certificate number and Web Authorization Code, if one has been provided. This information is on your renewal notice. To renew your certificate, simply select the certificate you wish to renew from the Professional Licensing section. Valid Certificate Numbers Contain Either: 6 numbers OR 4 letters + at least 1 number If you have an alpha-numeric certificate number, you must enter all of the characters in order to renew online. EXAMPLE: ABCD1234 Professions Regulated by the Board Apprentices Direct-Entry Midwives National Organizations National organizations may provide information on the regulation of the practice of direct-entry midwifery in other states. NARM - North American Registry of Midwives Applications Department PO Box 420 Summertown, TN 38483 State Organization The Midwives Association of Alaska Contact Information Licensing Examiner: Sheri Ryan Phone: (907) 465-2550 Email: Midwives@Alaska.Gov PO Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806