Medical assistance services; state plan to include doulas.
Summary
State plan for medical assistance; doulas. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for the payment of medical assistance for antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum services provided to a pregnant person by a doula, including services for labor and delivery support and at least four visits during the antenatal period and seven visits during the postpartum period. The bill also directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to conduct a rate study to determine appropriate reimbursement rates for doula services provided to Medicaid recipients and to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Last action Dec 4, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105398D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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