I hadn't heard anything either.  I too include my number on my receipts 
to give parents a way of double checking my credentials.  Now my name 
badge won't match the database info.  I recertify by CERPS in 2015.

Tania

On 2013-10-07 13:12, Susan Burger wrote:
> Dear all:
> .....
> 
> I recently went to verify a new member and noticed that you couldn't
> find the old 10 digit numbers.  Instead there was a new number
> starting with L followed by seven numbers.  I thought it was odd and
> meant to follow up, but just didn't.   I have never seen any
> communication from the IBLCE about this change.
> 
> ....
> 
> While this may not affect IBCLC elsewhere, it certainly may affect
> IBCLCs in the United States.  Not only do we have to contend with
> insurance companies who are fighting tooth and nail to find excuses
> not to cover our services as required under the Affordable Care Act -
> we now might be seen by parents and the insurance companies alike as
> frauds if they expect to see the only number we knew we had on the
> IBLCE website.  One of the best things about being an IBCLC was having
> a number that was verifiable.
> 
> Does anyone know why the IBLCE did not contact IBCLCs about this
> change?  And why they changed a perfectly good number to begin with?
> The new number has only 7 digits which means that they can only
> provide numbers for 99,999 IBCLCs worldwide.  I personally can see
> room in the world for more than a mere 99,999 IBCLCs.
> 
> Best regards, Susan Burger, MHS, IBCLC, RLC
> 
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Tania Archbold B.Sc., IBCLC
Mother's Nectar Lactation Consultant Services
519-400-7098
www.mothersnectar.ca

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