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A03526 Summary:

BILL NOA03526 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal (MS)

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COSPNSRPaulin, Rozic, Steck, McMahon, Shimsky, Cunningham

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MLTSPNSRJones, Simon

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Add Art 166-A §§8750 - 8757, Ed L

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Provides for the licensure of lactation consultants and the establishment of a lactation consultant licensing board.

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BILL NOA03526 

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01/28/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3526

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 28, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, ROZIC, STECK -- Multi-Spon-
 sored by -- M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the licensure of
 lactation consultants and providing for establishment of a lactation
 consultant licensing board

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "lactation consultant practice act".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 166-A to
 4 read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 166-A
 6 LACTATION CONSULTANTS
 7 Section 8750. Legislative intent.
 8 8751. Definitions.
 9 8752. Practice of lactation consultation and use of title
 10 "licensed lactation consultant".
 11 8753. Lactation consultant licensing board composition and
 12 terms.
 13 8754. Lactation consultant licensing board responsibilities.
 14 8755. Requirements for a professional license.
 15 8756. Exemptions.
 16 8757. Professional misconduct.
 17 § 8750. Legislative intent. The legislature acknowledges that the
 18 application of specific knowledge and skill is required to evaluate and
 19 manage clinical problems in lactation and breastfeeding that diminish
 20 the health and well being of families and acknowledges that the render-
 21 ing of such care in institutional and private practice settings requires
 22 trained and competent professionals. Furthermore, the legislature
 23 declares it to be the purpose of this article to protect the health,
 24 safety and welfare of the public by providing for the licensure and
 25 regulation of the activities of persons engaged in clinical evaluation
 26 and management of lactation and breastfeeding.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04940-01-5

 A. 3526 2

 1 § 8751. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 2 shall have the following meanings:
 3 1. The practice of the profession of "lactation consultation" shall
 4 mean the clinical evaluation, management, and provision of preventive
 5 medical counseling to assist families with lactation and infant feeding
 6 problems and/or to prepare for normal infant feeding. Normal infant
 7 feeding is defined as being consistent with the recommendations of the
 8 American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization recom-
 9 mendations. Such services may include, but may not be limited to:
 10 (a) collecting health and feeding histories relevant to lactation,
 11 feeding from the breast, human milk feeding (from assistive devices such
 12 as bottles, cups, syringes, feeding tubes etc.) and/or the feeding of
 13 substitutes for human milk;
 14 (b) conducting an evaluation of:
 15 i. the breasts of the client who is intending to lactate, currently
 16 lactating, and/or in the process of ceasing to lactate which may
 17 include, as needed, a physical examination;
 18 ii. milk production and as needed, milk expression (manually or by
 19 other means using tools of the trade or other aids) to induce, maintain,
 20 augment, and/or reduce lactation;
 21 iii. the feeding behavior with direct feeding from the breast and/or
 22 feeding using assistive feeding devices, on and off the breast;
 23 iv. the sucking efficacy of the infant or young child which may
 24 include, as needed, a visual or digital exam of the infant's oral cavi-
 25 ty;
 26 v. the ade