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CDEM Applicant & Candidate Fee Schedule

  • Application Fees

    300$
    Initial Application
     
    • Application Fees

      100$
      Lapsed Initial Application
       
      • Application Fees

        300$
        Recertification Application
         
        • Application Fee

          500$
          Expired CDEM Renewal Application
           
          • Administrative Fees

            300$
            Intermediate Tier Package Review
             
            • Administrative Fees

              400$
              Advanced Tier Package Review
               
              • Administrative Fees

                400$
                Experienced & Newly Credentialed Midwife Package Review
                 
                • Test Fees

                  600$
                  Initial CDEM Exam
                   
                  • Test Fees

                    600$
                    CDEM Exam Reschedule/No-show
                     
                    • Test Fees

                      1,600$
                      CDEM Exam for MEAC School Students
                       
                      • Test Fees

                        300$
                        CDEM Exam Retest
                         
                        • Test Fees

                          700$
                          Initial CDEM Exam Late Payment
                           
                          • Exam fee paid more than 30 days after approval to test.
                        • Test Fees

                          900$
                          CDEM Exam for State Licensure
                           
                          • Friends of Midwifery Membership

                            250$
                            The Friends of Midwifery membership connects allied professionals with midwives and families through our Trusted Partners Directory, offering visibility, networking, and support for midwifery care.
                            Valid for one year
                            NFDEM seal

                            National Fellowship of Direct Entry Midwives

                            welcome@nfdem.org

                            844-400-CDEM (2336)

                            2025 National Fellowship of Direct Entry Midwives, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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