(1) An individual who meets the certification requirements of this chapter and chapter 18.47 RCW is considered a "state-certified birth doula."

(2) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person from practicing as a birth doula without obtaining a certification under this chapter and chapter 18.47 RCW.

(3) No person may use the title "state-certified birth doula" in connection with the person's name to indicate or imply, directly or indirectly, that the person is a state-certified birth doula without being certified in accordance with this chapter as a birth doula.