State-certified doulas; certification, registry.
Summary
Doulas; certification; registry. Provides that no person shall use or assume the title "state-certified doula," as defined in the bill, unless such person is a community-based doula who has received training and education as a doula from an entity approved by a body approved by the Board of Health for such purpose and been certified as a doula by a body approved by the Board of Health for such purpose and that no entity shall hold itself out as providing training and education necessary to meet the requirements for certification as a doula unless its curriculum and training program has been approved by a body approved by the Board of Health for such purpose. The bill also directs the Board of Health to adopt regulations setting forth the requirements for (i) use of the title "state-certified doula" and (ii) training and education necessary to satisfy the requirements for certification by the Department of Health as a state-certified doula.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 724 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB687H1
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106550D-H1
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102733D
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lashrecse D. Aird
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Q. Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Clint Jenkins
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Jeion Ward
DDemocratic
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