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Code · Washington · Title 18 — Businesses and Professions · Chapter 18.47

RCW 18.47.040

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(1)Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person from practicing as a birth doula without obtaining certification under this chapter.
(2)No person may use the title "state-certified birth doula" in connection with the person's name to indicate or imply, directly or indirectly, that the person is a state-certified birth doula without being certified in accordance with this chapter as a birth doula.
[ 2022 c 217 s 4 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2022 c 217 ss 1-5: See note following RCW 18.47.010 .
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