Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Doula Advisory Group

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2026

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C 4723.90	At least 13 but not more than 15

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not specified		Of the initial appointments, half for a term of one year and half for a term of two years. Thereafter, all terms must be for two years.

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Other, Per diem if requested, and expenses		Other, Board of Nursing

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by the Board, by a majority vote of a quorum of its members.	A future repeal eliminates the Board on October 3, 2028. The Board is subject to Sunset Review before that date.

Qualifications
At least thirteen but not more than fifteen members appointed by the Board of Nursing, including at least one representative from birthing beautiful communities and one representative from restoring our own through transformation. The overall composition of the membership of the advisory board must be as follows: At least three members must represent communities most impacted by negative maternal and infant health outcomes. Five members shall be doulas with current, valid certification from a doula certification organization. Two members who are public health officials, physicians, nurse, or social workers. Two members who are consumers. Two members representing a doula certification program or organization established in Ohio. One member representing the Commission on Minority Health appointed by the Executive Director of the Commission. One member representing the Department of Health appointed by the Director of Health. One member representing the Board of Nursing appointed by the Board. Both of the following apply to the Board appointing members to the advisory group: (a) A good faith effort must be made to select members who represent counties with higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, particularly those counties with the largest disparities. (b) Priority must be given to individuals with direct service experience providing care to infants and pregnant and postpartum women.

Qualifications

At least thirteen but not more than fifteen members appointed by the Board of Nursing, including at least one representative from birthing beautiful communities and one representative from restoring our own through transformation.

The overall composition of the membership of the advisory board must be as follows:

At least three members must represent communities most impacted by negative maternal and infant health outcomes.

Five members shall be doulas with current, valid certification from a doula certification organization.

Two members who are public health officials, physicians, nurse, or social workers.

Two members who are consumers.

Two members representing a doula certification program or organization established in Ohio.

One member representing the Commission on Minority Health appointed by the Executive Director of the Commission.

One member representing the Department of Health appointed by the Director of Health.

One member representing the Board of Nursing appointed by the Board.

Both of the following apply to the Board appointing members to the advisory group:

(a) A good faith effort must be made to select members who represent counties with higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, particularly those counties with the largest disparities.

(b) Priority must be given to individuals with direct service experience providing care to infants and pregnant and postpartum women.