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| Q. | As an ALC/ANLC where can I work? What is my job description? |
| A. | Please see the Scope of Practice. |
| Q. | What is the difference between an ALC / ANLC and IBCLC? |
| A. | ALC / ANLC are advanced level certifications. |
| Q. | As an ALC/ANLC, do I need to be insured? What types of insurances do you recommend? |
| A. | Every ALC/ANLC should obtain excellent advice regarding liability insurance. Two types my be needed: a) professional liability (malpractice) insurance; b) general liability (if you are self-employed – this covers business exposures such as clients being injured by slip and fall on the premises, etc.). If the ALC/ANLC already carries liability insurance in the context of other licensure/certification (e.g., RN, doula, etc.), we recommend checking with your current liability insurance carrier to see if lactation can be added to any policy you are covered under. Make sure you find out about any limitations of insurance - for example, if your insurance covers your work in a hospital it may cover you only on hospital grounds, but not for phone calls made from home, home visits, etc.
Seabury & Smith (listed in your notebook in the Ethics section) does provide coverage for ALCs/ANLCs as well as CLCs and IBCLCs. |
| Q. | What about insurance reimbursement? |
| A. |
At this time, few insurers reimburse lactation care providers for lactation services, unless that care provider works under a physician or APRN practice that has an insurance billing number.
Information about insurance billing may be obtained in the reimbursement toolkit available from USLCA (www.uslca.org) and also in the lactation superbill available from the UCLA alumni association (phone number at the end of your reference list in the notebook). The UCLA Superbill has a nice condensed list of billing codes. It is crucial, however, to make sure you are using billing codes that are applicable to your background/license (some codes are only for physician use). |
| Q. | What is the passing rate for the ANLC/ALC competencies and exam? |
| A. | 83% |
| Q. | How long is the ALC/ANLC exam? |
| A. | The ALC/ANLC final exam lasts for 2 hours. However, there are competencies throughout the week that must be passed as well. |
| Q. | How long is the certification valid for? |
| A. | The national certification of ALC/ANLC is valid for three years. At the beginning of your third year of certification, you will receive a handbook and application forms to assist you in preparing your renewal application. These are available to be downloaded from the this website under Forms. (make link) |
| Q. | Can I retake the ALC/ANCL course to get my contact hours? |
| A. | Yes, you may take the ALC/ANLC course to get your contact hours. You don’t have to take the final exam again. We do however recommend expanding your parameters to learn about other topics. |
| Q. | What is the fee for recertification? |
| A. | The regular recertification fee is $126.00 (if completed recertification packet is received within the last two months prior to expiration). Early recertification fee is $102.00 (if completed recertification packet is received more than two months before expiration). |
| Q. | Where can I get my continuing education hours? |
| A. | (see changes above) Answer: Approved continuing education offerings are ones that focus on evidence based breastfeeding research, updated management training, advocacy, practice, counseling, promotion, protection and/or support. There are many options for your continuing education. We are recommending breastfeeding Home Study Modules that you can get through this website www.healthychildren.cc |