{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-18.47.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 18.47.040","heading":"Birth doula without certification—Permitted.","body":"(1) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person from practicing as a birth doula without obtaining certification under this chapter.\n(2) No person may use the title \"state-certified birth doula\" in connection with the person's name to indicate or imply, directly or indirectly, that the person is a state-certified birth doula without being certified in accordance with this chapter as a birth doula.","path":["Title 18","Chapter 18.47"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18.47.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:17:03Z","sha256":"17758cb16078b7e462ef6d01d18ebb29ef552a4572495777dd3b7ff6b250028f","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-18.47.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-18.47.800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}