The 2003 Leader's Handbook states in appendix I, on page 226:

"An active Leader/Lactation Consultant cannot make referrals to herself for pay."

This doesn't say "she can make referrals to other IBCLCs with her name on the list" .. looks pretty clear to me - if we have the skill to help the mother who comes to us via LLL, we are obligated to help her in that role.

Could the position statement regarding LLL Leaders with another business be referring to Leaders who are also Midwives, Chiropractors, MD's etc..?

If there is a newer document, we should know about it.. though this page (reiterating the above quote) and the one Laura posted were last edited in 2007:  http://www.llli.org/llleaderweb/lv/lvaugsep98p84.html

also being very clear about the role the mother is approaching us in, from the get-go, is an imperative..

Celina Dykstra, IBCLC, LLLL

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