Barbara,
 
    There are cons to licensing, but do they outweigh  the pros?  It seems to 
me that nurses, speech pathologists, physical  therapists, occupational 
therapists, and even massage therapists are  licensed.  Do they have as much 
trouble with third party billing as we  do?  Why does it seem that LCs need to get 
RN degrees to be taken seriously  by the medical community?  In my area, they 
will even hire an LPN in the  hospital before they would hire a Ph.D. IBCLC 
without one?  Does this make  any sense?  I feel that the whole IBCLC credential 
is not being taken  seriously by the medical community at large.  Perhaps a 
license would add  more credence to the specialty.  It may be the ONLY way to 
discern the  IBCLC from a CLC.  I do have to wonder why nail techs have to be 
licensed  in my state, and I don't? Perhaps lack of licensure makes our 
profession look  relatively unimportant.   
 
 
Debbie  Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC
Tampa Lactation Counseling
Tampa,  FL 

 
In a message dated 5/23/05 9:34:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Date:   Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:25 EDT
From:    Barbara Ash  <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: licensing

I'm not sue I'd want  to go he licensing route as well as being  certified.  
Does  licensing amount to more than sending in a fee to the  state government 
 so 
that you can say you are licensed?  In what way does it   verify your 
continuing competence?

Is there someone on lactnet who  can explain in detail the pros and cons of   
licensing?


 
 
 

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