The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 084 : Community-Based Perinatal Doulas [Effective July 1, 2026]
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 4172)-
§ 4172. Prohibitions; penalties [Effective July 1, 2026]
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the provision of doula services by a noncertified individual, provided that no person shall use in connection with the person’s name any letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is a State certified community-based perinatal doula unless the person is certified in accordance with this chapter.
(b) A person who violates this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 127(c). (Added 2025, No. 50, § 1, eff. July 1, 2026.)