Ohio § 4723.89

§ 4723.89.

(A) As used in this section and section 4723.90 of the Revised Code : (1) “ Doula ” means a trained, nonmedical professional who advocates for, and provides continuous

physical, emotional, and informational support to, a pregnant woman through the delivery

of a child and immediately after the delivery, including during any of the following

periods: (a) The antepartum period; (b) The intrapartum period; (c) The postpartum period. (2) “ Doula certification organization ” means an organization that is recognized, at an international, national, state,

or local level, for training and certifying doulas. (B) A person shall not use or assume the title “state of Ohio certified doula” unless

the person holds a certificate issued under this section by the board of nursing. (C) The board of nursing shall seek and consider the opinion of the doula advisory group

established in section 4723.90 of the Revised Code when an individual is seeking to be eligible for medicaid reimbursement as a state

of Ohio certified doula. (D) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing

standards and procedures for issuing certificates to doulas under this section.  The rules shall include all of the following: (1) Requirements for certification as a state of Ohio certified doula, including both

of the following: (a) A requirement that a doula either be certified by a doula certification organization

or, if not certified, have education and experience considered by the board to be

appropriate, as specified in the rules; (b) A requirement that the results of a criminal records check conducted in accordance

with section 4723.091 of the Revised Code demonstrate that the applicant is not ineligible for certification in accordance

with section 4723.092 of the Revised Code . (2) Requirements for renewal of a certificate and continuing education; (3) Requirements for training on racial bias, health disparities, and cultural competency

as a condition of initial certification and certificate renewal; (4) Certificate application and renewal fees, as well as a waiver of those fees for applicants

with a family income not exceeding three hundred per cent of the federal poverty line; (5) Requirements and standards of practice for state of Ohio certified doulas; (6) The amount of a fine to be imposed under division (F) of this section; (7) Any other standards or procedures the board considers necessary to implement this

section. (E) The board of nursing shall develop and regularly update a registry of doulas who

hold certificates issued under this section.  The registry shall be made available to the public on a web site maintained by the

board. (F) In an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board of nursing may

impose a fine against any person who violates division (B) of this section.  On request of the board, the attorney general shall bring and prosecute to judgment

a civil action to collect any fine imposed under this division that remains unpaid.