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Licensing and Board certification are two different things.

Using medical doctors as an example, we can obtain a medical license after 
graduating from medical school.  It just registers us with a particulat 
state as having had the educational requirements met to obtain this license. 
Most physicians then go on to a residency, and then a Board certification to 
"prove" that you know what you need to know in the area of practice. 
(Pediatrics...Internal Medicine...Neurology or whatever.)  One does not 
"need" the board certification to practice, per se, but most hospitals 
require it for privileges.

WHy do we care about beign certified?  Because it would help us to obtain 
insurance reimbursement...especially from medicaid.  In our state they have 
told me they are not able to pay for services from any provider that is not 
"licensed"...period.  So our IBCLCs cannot be reimbursed.

So, yes, licensing has the potential to allow non-IBCLCs to become licensed 
practictioners...if the particular state chooses not to require the IBCLC as 
part of the licensing process.

Hope that helps-
Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC
Lincoln, NE 

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