OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5318
AN ACT REQUIRING THE LICENSURE OF LACTATION
CONSULTANTS.
Primary Analyst: RDP 4/9/24
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: See Below
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill creates a new Department of Public Health (DPH) licensure
category for lactation consultants, starting 10/1/27, which results in a
General Fund (GF) revenue gain of approximately $53,200 in FY 28 from
initial licensure fees from approximately 266 lactation consultants
1
($200
each) and, beginning in FY 30 and continuing biennially, a GF revenue
gain of $26,600 from license renewal fees ($100 each). As the language
of the bill conforms the licensing of lactation consultants to current DPH
licensing practices of other professions, and the number of projected
initial and renewal applications is limited, it is anticipated the
department can establish this new licensure category within existing
resources.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of initial and renewal
lactation consultant licensure fees collected by DPH.
1
There are 266 lactation consultants potentially eligible for licensure as of 1/2/24
according to the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.