{"id":499,"date":"2022-03-30T14:14:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/family-planning\/?page_id=499"},"modified":"2022-03-30T15:59:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T19:59:13","slug":"how-to-be-certified","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/family-planning\/how-to-be-certified\/","title":{"rendered":"How to be Certified"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-499\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-499-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-499-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-499-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><b>You have two pathways to obtain State Certification:<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Pathway 1<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Complete the required 60 hours of training on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/family-planning\/education-training-topics\/\">education and training topics<\/a> listed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/family-planning\/education-training-topics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> All training must be provided by an approved <strong>Doula Training Entity<\/strong> listed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/family-planning\/doula-training-entities\/\">here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Be sure to keep all your training certificates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fill out the State-Certified Doula Application. When completing the application, indicate that you are applying for State Certification under <\/span><b>Pathway 1. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fill out the entire application, notarize it, and submit it to VCB along with the required $100 fee. The application must include all required documents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Submitted applications can take up to 10 business days for VCB to process. If any information is missing from your application, VCB will email you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once approved, you will receive an email notification, and a certificate will mailed to you within 10 business days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once approved, you will be automatically listed on the public-facing State-Certified Doula Registry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Pathway 2<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pathway 2 is for State-Certified Doulas who completed some training on the education and training topics listed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/family-planning\/education-training-topics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> within three years prior to January 6, 2022, but have not completed the entire 60 hours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gather training certificates from any training on the required education and training topics received within three years prior to January 6, 2022. These trainings must have been provided by an approved <strong>Doula Training Entity<\/strong> listed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/family-planning\/doula-training-entities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fill out the State-Certified Doula Application. When completing the application, indicate that you are applying for State Certification under <\/span><b>Pathway 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Document any unmet training requirements in the application. Fill out the entire application, notarize it, and submit it to VCB along with the required $100 fee. The application must include all required documents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Submitted applications can take up to 10 business days for VCB to process. If any information is missing from your application, VCB will email you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once approved, you will receive an email notification, and a certificate will mailed to you within 10 business days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once approved, you will be automatically listed on the public-facing State-Certified Doula Registry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Submit documentation to VCB that confirms that all unmet training needs are met within one year of application. Any person who does not submit this information by the deadline will lose their State-Certified Doula status.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>I am a State-Certified Doula, and now I want to become eligible for Medicaid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/family-planning\/state-certified-doula-reimbursement-and-resources\/\">Reimbursement<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have two pathways to obtain State Certification: Pathway 1 Complete the required 60 hours of training on the education and training topics listed here. All training must be provided by an approved Doula Training Entity listed here. Be sure to keep all your training certificates. Fill out the State-Certified Doula Application. 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