Thanks to all who are discussing the IBCLC scope of practice and
insurance. I'm following the thread very closely and I have another
related question. I'm a currently non-insured IBCLC. Officially,
I've retired from seeing moms in private practice, but I'd really
love to do some voluntary work occasionally, and in fact I still get
calls from moms who've found my name through a directory, or a
website, or from helplines or friends. I've also been thinking of
offering my services to the local drop-in mother-support groups near
me, and/or offering unpaid face to face or phone help wherever it
might be needed, but I'm hesitant to do this because of the insurance
issue. Being retired, frankly I can't see myself being able to afford
the insurance premiums, and though I was an LLLL many, many years
ago, I'm no longer attached to any voluntary support organization so
I'm not covered by anyone else's insurance. Apart from ordinary moms
with general or special breastfeeding questions, I'm especially
interested in working with HIV+ mothers and with those supporting
HIV+ mothers, and I do get requests for email info, or occasional
phone calls about that thorny topic.
So my question: to do unpaid LC-ing, do I need professional
indemnity insurance, presumably to protect the general public if I
make a mistake? Or would being "just" a volunteer exempt me from
needing it? Liz, I'm especially interested to hear how you might
interpret this requirement, or how others might have worked around it.
Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington, England
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