Requires certain health care facilities to develop certain doula policies and procedures.
This bill requires hospitals and birthing centers that provide maternity services to create written policies allowing patients to select a doula (a trained support person) to be present during labor, birth, and postpartum. Facilities must provide these policies in writing to medical staff, patients, and others upon request, post a summary online, and appoint a staff liaison to connect with doulas and organizations. The policies must be adopted within 180 days of the bill's immediate effective date.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
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4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
State
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Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
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Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
Shavonda Sumter
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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