(1) In addition to any other powers and duties conferred on the director by law, the director has the following powers and duties: (a) To adopt rules pursuant to section 12-20-204; (b) To establish the fees for registration and renewal of registration in the manner authorized by section 12-20-105; (c) To prepare or adopt suitable education standards for applicants and to adopt a registration examination; (d) To accept applications for registration that meet the requirements set forth in this article 225, and to collect the annual registration fees authorized by this article 225; (e) To seek an injunction in accordance with section 12-20-406 to enjoin any person from committing an act prohibited by this article 225; (f) To summarily suspend a registration upon the failure of the registrant to comply with any condition of a stipulation or order imposed by the director until the registrant complies with the condition, unless compliance is beyond the control of the registrant; (g) To develop policies and protocols, by rule, for direct-entry midwives in training that reflect the requirements of the North American Registry of Midwives, or its successor organization; (h) To order the physical or mental examination of a direct-entry midwife if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the direct-entry midwife is subject to a physical or mental disability that renders the direct-entry midwife unable to treat patients with reasonable skill and safety or that may endanger a patient's health or safety. The director may order a physical or mental examination regardless of whether there is injury to a patient.
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