Application; License

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The Secretary may grant, upon application and payment of proper fees, a license without examination to a person who, at the time of application, either:

  1. Holds a valid license to practice lactation care and services issued by another state, political territory, or jurisdiction acceptable to the Secretary if, in the Secretary's opinion, the requirements for that license are substantially equal to or greater than the requirements of this chapter; or
  2. Presents evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that the applicant is an IBCLC in good standing with the IBLCE, or its successor organization.

(Code 1981, §43-22A-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 357, § 1/HB 649.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Exempt persons.

- The types of people exempt from the Georgia Lactation Consultant Practice Act, O.C.G.A. § 43-22A-1 et seq., can broadly be categorized as: (1) other licensed health care professionals who provide lactation care and services within the scope of their respective professions; (2) doulas, perinatal and childbirth educators acting within the scope of their respective professions; (3) students preparing for the practice of lactation care and services who are practicing under the supervision of a lactation consultant or one of the specified health care professions; (4) federal employees working within a federal installation; (5) state, municipal, and county employees whose official duties include lactation care and services; (6) individual volunteers who receive no compensation for their services; and (7) non-resident IBCLCs for a limited duration of time dependent upon their licensure status in another state. Based on the foregoing, to the extent that a certified lactation consultant or any other person is practicing lactation care and services in the context of one of the Act's enumerated exceptions, that person does not need to be a licensed lactation consultant. 2018 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 18-1.


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