§ 36.766

36-766. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. ' Department' means the department of health services. 2. ' Director' means the director of the department. 3. ' Doula' means a trained nonmedical professional who may provide continuous physical, emotional and informational support to families before, during and after childbirth for a period of one year after birth or in the case of loss and who may serve as a liaison between the birth parents and medical and social services staff to improve the quality of medical, social and behavioral outcomes. 4. ' Practice as a state-certified doula' means a state-certified doula who provides services in accordance with the core competencies specified by this article and the rules adopted pursuant to this article. 5. ' State-certified doula' means a doula to whom the department has issued a certificate to practice as a state-certified doula in this state.