Jan and Others: The issue of licensed vs. lay health care providers rears its ugly head again. If I'm understanding the scope of practice correctly, an MD IBCLC is not allowed to prescribe medications, to "order" alternative therapies, etc. under the new scope of lactation practice. Those of us who hold a health care license also have a practice act we must adhere to or risk losing our licenses. Hmmm... Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html