Lactation consultant licensing in Colorado
No lactation-consultant licence identified in Colorado. What it does have is a Medicaid position worth knowing about — see below.
Licence to practise
No licence identified
No effective date recorded
Medicaid billing · consultant who is not a nurse
Can bill directly
Since 2024-12-01
Providers per 10,000 births
40.2
Rank 8 of 51 · US overall 27.9
Where this comes from
Researched · secondary source
Dataset compiled 2026-09-11
What we found
- Colorado does not license or certify lactation consultants, so the title is unrestricted there.
- The practical question in an unregulated state is whether a lactation consultant can bill your insurance, and for Medicaid that is a separate policy question with a real answer.
What this means if you are looking for help
The title tells you nothing in Colorado — check the IBCLC credential yourself. But the Medicaid position below may matter more to what you can actually access.
Can a lactation consultant bill Medicaid here?
Can bill directly · since 2024-12-01
From 1 December 2024, IBCLCs, CLCs and Certified Lactation Educators may enrol as Colorado Medicaid providers. IBCLCs may practise without supervision and bill directly; CLCs and CLEs must be supervised by an enrolled MD/DO, PA, APN, CNM or IBCLC and may not bill directly. No visit limit; visits billable up to two hours.
- Health Management Associates — Medicaid Coverage of Breastfeeding Support (Aug 2025), a six-state study with footnotes to state Medicaid policy — read 2026-09-10
- Colorado HCPF — Lactation Support Services Billing Manual — read 2026-09-10
⚠ Read from a secondary summary rather than the state’s own document. Check with your plan before relying on it.
Sources
- Health First Colorado — Lactation FAQs (not read directly) — read 2026-09-10
Dataset compiled 2026-09-11. Not yet directly researched. This is a plain-language summary of public sources, not legal advice.