Requires the secretary of the department of health, when setting fees for the licensure of midwives under chapter 18.50 RCW, to consider the number of midwives in the profession and the benefit costs of midwifery to the consumers of this state.

Prohibits the secretary of the department of health from using the fees assessed to any other profession to defray the costs of the midwifery licensing program that exceed the fees collected from licensed midwives.