I think you are on the right track with the Standards of Practice, the
Competencies, and the Code of Ethics.
You might add the Registry on the Board's web site. This provided
protection for the public should there be issues with how we practice. They
can check to be sure any individual really is Certified by formal
examination.
They can also present any issues (complaints) to the Board and they will
investigate. Responses can range from No Action (unsubstantiated claim) to
Revocation of Credential. These actions are published in the Globe. The
Board is concerned with maintaining credibility. This is why we add RLC
(Registered Lactation Consultant) after the IBCLC.
You might also present a copy of the LC Licensing Bill currently
circulating in the Texas Legislature.
See the Archives for a copy.

Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
Glendale, AZ
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> I am an IBCLC, certified in 2001.  I have recently recertified.  I have
> only just been successful in getting the sister hospital to our medical
> school (my employer) to recognize LCs as AHPs (Allied Health
> Professionals). This should help in positioning LCs to receive referrals
> in the hospital, to make assessments and plans, and to follow-up in the
> clinic afterwards. 
>
> In order to complete this credentialing process in this hospital
> (Thomason General Hospital in El Paso, TX) I have been asked to provide
> the Credentialing Committee with 1. Appropriate credentialing criteria
> and 2. Appropriate peer review and performance indicators (by which to
> evaluate a credentialed CLC's performance).
>
> I have copies of "Standards of Practice for IBCLC LCs" and "Clinical
> Competencies for IBCLC Practice" from ILCA, but I am not sure if these
> are what they are asking for.  As you will notice from my signature
> block , I am not an RN.  This sometimes puts me at an disadvantage
> regarding the sort of technical jargon above.
>
> Please, anybody who can tell me exactly what peer review and performance
> standards might be, or who can send me some, It would really save me
> time and humiliation.
>
> Lizabeth J. Berkeley, MPH, CHES, IBCLC
> Department of OB-Gyn
> Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
 
 

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