(1) As a condition of renewing a license, a licensed midwife shall report data on all courses of care for every mother and newborn under the midwife's care to a national or state research organization approved by the department. If the mother declines to participate in the collection of data, the midwife shall follow the protocol of the approved national or state research organization.

(2) The licensed midwife shall verify compliance by submitting an attestation to the department annually with the license renewal. For good cause, the secretary may waive reporting requirements.

(3) For auditing purposes, written confirmation of full participation in data collection from the approved state or national research organization shall suffice.

(4) The midwife must keep her/his data and participation records; data and participation records will not be submitted directly to the department.