Committee extends temporary midwifery licensure fee rule and approves pending fee decrease

Feb 17, 2026

The House Health & Welfare Committee extended a temporary rule lowering midwifery licensure fees to July 1, 2026, and approved a pending fee-decrease rule; committee members also removed a refund provision for non-renewal or non-issuance to cover administrative costs.

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Orin Duffin, Program Director at the Health Professions Bureau, Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL), presented Docket No. 24-2601-2501, describing “a temporary rule for a licensure fee decrease” for the Idaho Midwifery Board and noting the removal of a refund for license non‑renewal or non‑issuance to cover administrative processing costs. Representative Wheeler moved to extend the temporary rule to July 1, 2026; the motion carried by voice vote.

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