Birth Doulas

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Current Topics

Filed CR-102 for implementation of 2SHB 1724 removing barriers to entering and remaining in birth doula workforce in WAC 246-835-040 as WSR# 24-21-016 on October 4, 2024 (PDF). Filed CR-102 for clarification of “culturally congruent care,” in WAC 246-835-010 and 246-835-025 as WSR# 24-20-008 on September 19, 2024. The rules hearing is scheduled for November 26, 2024, at 2 p.m. See our Rules in Progress page for more information.
Applications are available on our Certification Requirements webpage.
Birth doula notice on certification fees (PDF)
Birth doula rules adopted with filed CR-103 on August 30, 2023 - WSR 23-18-048 (PDF)
Information for providers whose credentials have been affected by a drug conviction.
Take the Washington Health Workforce Survey.