1. A. From the date of issuance, a doula certification is valid for three years.

2. B. At least 30 calendar days and not more than 90 calendar days before the expiration date of a certification, an applicant for renewal of certification shall submit to the Department:

   1. 1. The following information in a Department-provided format:

      1. a. The applicant’s name, home address, telephone number, and email address;
      2. b. The applicant’s certification number and date of expiration;
      3. c. Whether the applicant has had, within three years before the renewal application date, a certificate suspended or revoked by any state;

      4. d. An attestation that:

         1. i. The applicant has completed at least 15 hours of continuing education, as required in R9-16-905; and
         2. ii. The documentation of the completed continuing education is available upon the Department’s request;
      5. e. Whether the applicant agrees to allow the Department to submit supplemental request for information under R9-16-907(C);
      6. f. An attestation that the information submitted as part of the renewal application packet is true and accurate; and
      7. g. The applicant’s signature and date of signature;

   2. 2. If the applicant has had a certificate suspended or revoked, as specified according to subsection (B)(1)(c), documentation that includes:

      1. a. The date of the revocation or suspension,
      2. b. The state or jurisdiction of the revocation or suspension, and
      3. c. An explanation of the revocation or suspension; and
   3. 3. A fee specified in R9-16-909(C).
3. C. An applicant who does not submit the documentation and the fee according to subsection (B) shall apply for a new certificate according to R9-16-903.
4. D. The Department shall review the application and required documentation for renewal certification as a doula according to R9-16-907 and Table 9.1.

Historical Note

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 803 (March 31, 2023), effective August 1, 2023 (Supp. 23-1). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 3431 (October 27, 2023), with an immediate effective date of October 4, 2023 (Supp. 23-4). The Department has amended this Section by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1647 (May 23, 2025), with a delayed effective date of August 2, 2025, to re-establish the fees previously made by exempt rulemaking. Refer to A.R.S. § 41-1008(E) (Supp. 25-2).