IBLCE Discipline Procedures

IBLCE Discipline Procedures

Preamble

Privilege to Practice:  An IBLCE Certificate is a conditional privilege which is revocable for cause.  It confers no vested right to the holder thereof.

Generally:  The IBLCE Board has the inherent authority and duty to:

» prescribe a Code of Ethics for its Certificants

» determine what constitutes grounds for discipline of its Certificants and those persons applying to take any IBLCE examination

» discipline its Certificants and Applicants for cause

» limit, suspend or revoke the certification of every IBLCE Certificant or the eligibility for certification of every IBLCE Applicant whose unfitness to practice as a lactation consultant has been duly established.

These procedures apply to:

1. Any and all persons currently certified by the IBCLE

2. Any and all persons who were certified by the IBLCE at the time of the acts or omissions complained of, whether or not they remain certified when the procedures are applied

3. Any and all Applicants for any IBLCE Examination (provided they were Applicants at the time of the acts complained of)

4. Any and all IBLCE Certificants and Applicants in relation to acts or omissions complained of which occurred prior to their becoming IBLCE Applicants or Certificants provided the Complaint alleges:

a. Conviction of a crime

b. Misconduct that reflects on the Respondent’s honesty or trustworthiness, such as in cases alleging conduct involving  dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation

c. Misconduct due to disability (Article XXIII)

d. Any other misconduct which would warrant suspension or revocation of certification of an IBLCE Certification pursuant to the Guidelines for Imposing Sanctions set forth in Article VIII of the IBLCE Procedures for Discipline in effect at the time of the misconduct which is the subject of the Complaint.