Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1093: MS Lactation Consultant Practice Act; create.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI LACTATION CONSULTANT PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF LACTATION CONSULTANTS BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE THAT ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2029, NO PERSON MAY PRACTICE LACTATION COUNSELING OR USE CERTAIN TITLES WITHOUT HAVING A LICENSE; TO PRESCRIBE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE; TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE; TO ESTABLISH THE COUNCIL OF ADVISORS IN LACTATION CONSULTING TO ADVISE THE BOARD ON MATTERS RELATING TO THIS ACT; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to be known as the mississippi lactation consultant practice act; to provide for the licensure and regulation of lactation consultants by the state board of health; to provide that on and after july 1, 2029, no person may practice lactation counseling or use certain titles without having a license; to prescribe the qualifications for licensure; to provide for continuing education requirements; to provide certain exemptions from licensure; to establish the council of advisors in lactation consulting to advise the board on matters relating to this act…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI LACTATION CONSULTANT PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF LACTATION CONSULTANTS BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE THAT ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2029, NO PERSON MAY PRACTICE LACTATION COUNSELING OR USE CERTAIN TITLES WITHOUT HAVING A LICENSE; TO PRESCRIBE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE; TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE; TO ESTABLISH THE COUNCIL OF ADVISORS IN LACTATION CONSULTING TO ADVISE THE BOARD ON MATTERS RELATING TO THIS ACT; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Lactation Consultant Practice Act". SECTION 2. Purpose of chapter; legislative findings. Having received testimony of the unique and specific vulnerabilities of new mothers and infants and evidence of the harm that befalls mothers and children from incompetent lactation care, the Legislature finds the lactation consultant's possession of lactation knowledge, expertise and competencies arises from their specialized education and clinical training and therefore it is reasonable and necessary to identify the education, training, *HR43/R2283* H. B. No. 1093 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G3/5 26/HR43/R2283 PAGE …