Lactation consultant licensing in Virginia
No lactation-consultant licence identified in Virginia. What it does have is a researched Medicaid position — see below.
Licence to practise
No licence identified
No effective date recorded
Medicaid billing · consultant who is not a nurse
Can bill directly
Current position
Providers per 10,000 births
37.4
Rank 14 of 51 · US overall 27.9
Where this comes from
Researched · secondary source
Dataset compiled 2026-09-11
What we found
- Virginia does not license or certify lactation consultants, so the title is unrestricted there.
- In an unregulated state the practical question is not the title but whether anyone can bill for the service, and for Medicaid that has a real per-state answer.
What this means if you are looking for help
The title tells you nothing in Virginia — check the IBCLC credential yourself. The Medicaid position below is likely to matter more to what you can actually access.
Can a lactation consultant bill Medicaid here?
Can bill directly
Virginia DMAS lists "Lactation Consultant, Non-RN" (NUCC taxonomy 174N00000X) as an enrollable provider type, so a board-certified lactation consultant who is not a nurse can enrol with Virginia Medicaid and bill in their own right, without physician oversight. This is the position North Carolina lacks, and the two states share a border.
- Virginia DMAS — comprehensive taxonomy code listing — read 2026-09-10
- Virginia DMAS — for providers / enrolment — 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
- Virginia DMAS — comprehensive taxonomy code listing — read 2026-09-10
- Virginia DMAS — for providers / enrolment — 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.