Bonita:
Where are you? What state? 
Can your Admin put that in writing?
Your best bet is to join the USLCA Committee on Licensure and Reimbursement.
And go to the USLCA website for their 2 page brochure on why IBCLCs should be licensed.
Maybe your hospital's legal / lobbying gurus can get active and help establish IBCLC licensure in your state. 
In part, they are right. Medicaid will not reimburse non-licensed personnel. So this could be an issue of tying up loose ends.
As far as liability, make sure your Admin knows about the IBCLC Scope of Practice, CPC, Standards of Practice, liability insurance, and all that good stuff.
Phyllis

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> Hi! Our Level 3 hospital took away our ability to see breastfeeding Moms on an out-patient basis for follow-up due to legal concerns. They're exploring the possibility of setting up a Lactation Clinic but feel that we need to be licensed first. I can't seem to find much information on licensure of IBCLC's and would like to know if anyone has information on this.
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> Bonnie Yagiela BSN IBCLC 
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