Lactation consultant licensing in Texas
No lactation-consultant licence identified in Texas. 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 2025-09-01
Providers per 10,000 births
19.3
Rank 36 of 51 · US overall 27.9
Where this comes from
Checked against the state’s own law
Dataset compiled 2026-09-11
What we found
- Texas 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 Texas — 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 2025-09-01
HB 136 requires Texas Medicaid to reimburse lactation consultants and to establish a SEPARATE PROVIDER TYPE so they can enrol and bill directly. Effective 1 September 2025; operational rollout continues through 2026.
- Texas Legislature — HB 136 bill analysis (89R) — read 2026-09-10
Sources
- Texas Legislature — HB 136 bill analysis (89R) — read 2026-09-10
Dataset compiled 2026-09-11. Directly researched. This is a plain-language summary of public sources, not legal advice.