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STATE BOARD DIRECTORY
Information current as of October 2020. Contact us here with updates.
Thank you to Stephanie Kraft-Sheley for compiling this database.
State | Name of board | Profession(s) it oversees | File a complaint | Notes |
Alabama | Board of Medical Examiners & Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama | MD, DO & PA | ||
Board of Nursing | LPN, RN, CRNP, CNM | |||
Alaska | State Medical Board | MD, DO, PA |
Direct complaints to: investigations@alaska.gov
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Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives | Direct-Entry Midwives, Apprentices |
Direct complaints to: investigations@alaska.gov
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Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) |
Direct complaints to: investigations@alaska.gov
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Arizona | Medical Board | MD | ||
Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery | DO | Link |
Scroll down to “Filing a Complaint” on the lower left-hand side
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Department of Health Services Bureau of Special Licensing Midwife Licensing Program | Licensed Midwives | |||
State Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, RNP, CNM | |||
Arkansas | State Medical Board | MD, DO, PA | ||
Department of Health’s Licensed Lay Midwife Program | Licensed Lay Midwife | |||
State Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, RNP, APRN (including CNM) | |||
California | Medical Board of California | MD, Licensed Midwife | ||
Osteopathic Medical Board of California | DO | |||
Board of Registered Nursing | RN, APN (including CNM) | |||
Colorado | Medical Board | MD, DO, PA, AA | ||
Office of Direct-Entry Midwifery Registration | Direct-Entry Midwife | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM), CNA | |||
Connecticut | Department of Public Health | MD, DO, RN, Nurse Midwife | ||
D.C. | Board of Medicine | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, CNM | |||
Delaware | Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline | MD, DO, PA, CPM, C | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN | |||
Florida | Board of Medicine | MD, PA | ||
Board of Osteopathic Medicine | DO | |||
Council of Licensed Midwifery | CPM | |||
Board of Nursing | CNA, LPN, RN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Georgia | Composite Medical Board | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | LPN, RN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Hawaii | Medical Board | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
[To be established in 2020] Midwives Licensing Program, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs | Midwife, Licensed Midwife | TBA | ||
Idaho | State Board of Medicine | MD, DO, PA | ||
State Board of Midwifery | Licensed midwife | |||
State of Idaho Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Illinois | State Medical Disciplinary Board, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | MD, DO, PA | Link |
Limit 3,000 characters for description of complaint
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Board of Nursing, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | RN, LPN, APN, APRN-FPA (including CNM) | Link |
Limit 3,000 characters for description of complaint
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Indiana | Medical Licensing Board | MD, DO | ||
Certified Direct Entry Midwifery Committee | CPM | |||
State Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN, Nurse Midwives | |||
Iowa | Board of Medicine | MD, DO | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, ARPN (including CNM) | |||
Kansas | Board of Healing Arts | MD, DO, PA, CNM | ||
State Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN | |||
Kentucky | Board of Medical Licensure | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM), Nurse Aide | |||
Louisiana | State Board of Medical Examiners | MD, DO, PA, Licensed Midwife | ||
State Board of Nursing | RN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Maine | Board of Licensure in Medicine | MD, PA | ||
Board of Osteopathic Medicine | DO, PA | |||
Board of Complimentary Health Care Providers | CPM, CM | |||
State Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, ARNP (including CNM) | |||
Maryland | Board of Physicians | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM), CNA, Direct-Entry Midwife | |||
Massachusetts | Board of Registration in Medicine | MD, DO | ||
Board of Registration in Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Michigan | Board of Medicine | MD, DO | ||
Board of Midwifery | Licensed Midwife | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, CNM, APRN | |||
Minnesota | Board of Medical Practice | MD, DO, PA, Traditional Midwife | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Mississippi | State Board of Medical Licensure | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Missouri | Board of Registration for the Healing Arts | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Montana | Board of Medical Examiners | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Alternative Health Care | Direct-Entry Midwife | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Nebraska | Medicine and Surgery Licensing | MD, DO | ||
Nurse Licensing | RN, LPN, APRN-CNM | |||
Nevada | Board of Medical Examiners | MD, PA | ||
Board of Osteopathic Medicine | DO, PA | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, CNA, APRN (including CNM) | |||
New Hampshire | Board of Medicine | MD, DO, PA | ||
Midwifery Council | CM | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, NA, APRN-NP (includes CNM) | |||
New Jersey | Board of Medical Examiners | MD, DO, PA, Licensed Midwife, CNM | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APN | |||
New Mexico | Medical Board | MD, PA | ||
Osteopathic Medicine | DO, PA | |||
Certified Nurse Midwives and Licensed Midwives | LM, CNM | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, NP | |||
New York | NYS Medicine | MD, DO, PA | ||
NYS Midwifery | LM, CNM | |||
NYS Nursing | RN, LPN, NP | |||
North Carolina | Medical Board | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, NA, APRN, CNM | |||
North Dakota | Board of Medicine | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM | |||
Ohio | State Medical Board | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Oklahoma | State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision | MD, PA | ||
State Board of Osteopathic Examiners | DO | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Oregon | Medical Board | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Direct Entry Midwifery | LDM | |||
State Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including NMNP) | |||
Pennsylvania | State Board of Medicine | MD, PA, CNM | ||
State Board of Osteopathic Medicine | DO, PA | |||
State Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, CRNP | |||
Rhode Island | Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline | MD, DO | ||
Advisory Council on Midwifery | CPM, CM, CNM | |||
Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education | RN, LPN, APRN | |||
South Carolina | Board of Medical Examiners | MD, DO, PA | ||
Bureau of Health Facilities Licensing: Midwifery Licensing | LM | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
South Dakota | Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners | MD, DO, PA | Link |
No specific complaint instructions or form on website; home page has instructions to send an email request for any forms to sdbmoe@state.sd.us
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Board of Certified Professional Midwives | CPM | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, CNM, NP | |||
Tennessee | Board of Medical Examiners | MD | ||
Board of Osteopathic Examination | DO | |||
Council of Certified Professional Midwifery | CPM | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APN (including CNM) | |||
Texas | Medical Board | MD, DO | ||
Department of Licensing & Registration | LM | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LVN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Utah | Physicians and Surgeons Licensing Board | MD | ||
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Licensing Board | DO | |||
Licensed Direct-Entry Midwife Board | CPM | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Vermont | Board of Medical Practice | MD, PA | ||
Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons | DO | |||
Office of Professional Regulation: Midwives | LM | |||
Office of Professional Regulation: Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Virginia | Board of Medicine | MD, DO, PA, Licensed Midwife | ||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Washington | Medical Commision | MD, PA | ||
Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery | DO, PA | |||
Midwifery Advisory Committee | Licensed Midwife | |||
Nursing Commission | RN, LPN, ARNP (including CNM), NT | |||
West Virginia | Board of Medicine | MD, PA | ||
Board of Osteopathic Medicine | DO, PA | |||
RN Board | RN, APRN (including CNM) | |||
Wisconsin | Medical Examining Board | MD, DO | ||
Department of Safety and Professional Services | Licensed Midwife | |||
Board of Nursing | RN, LPN, APNP, CNM | |||
Wyoming | Board of Medicine | MD, DO, PA | ||
Board of Midwifery | CPM | |||
State Board of Nursing | CNA, RN, LPN, APRN (includes CNM) |