State plan for medical assistance; payment for services provided by certified doulas.
Summary
State plan for medical assistance; perinatal birth workers. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group to (i) evaluate the potential costs and benefits, including potential reductions in maternal and infant mortality rates, of amending the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for the payment of medical assistance for antepartum, intrapartum, or postpartum services provided to a pregnant person or to a person who is up to one year postpartum for labor and delivery support by a certified doula and at least four visits during the antenatal period and at least seven visits during the postpartum period with a certified doula and (ii) develop recommendations related to an appropriate reimbursement rate for such services provided by certified doulas. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by December 1, 2020.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 2, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
13
Committee
15
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 841 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB826H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107706D-H1
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-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 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104932D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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