1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying the list of certifying organizations for doulas to be 
1.3 	included on the Minnesota doula registry;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, 
1.4 	section 148.995, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 148.995, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Certified doula. "Certified doula" means an individual who has received a 
1.8 	certification to perform doula services from the International Childbirth Education 
1.9 	Association, the Doulas of North America (DONA), the Association of Labor Assistants 
1.10 	and Childbirth Educators (ALACE), Birthworks, the Childbirth and Postpartum Professional 
1.11 	Association (CAPPA), Childbirth International, the International Center for Traditional 
1.12 	Childbearing, or Commonsense Childbirth, Inc., or Welcome Baby Care.