HB2167: Midwives, professional; reimbursement of services of those certified.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2167
Offered January 14, 2009
Prefiled January 14, 2009
A BILL to require the Board of Medicine and the Department of Medical Assistance Services to review regulations and policies to ensure that no reimbursement is made to certified professional midwives providing services in high-risk situations.
Patron-- Lohr

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. 1. That the Board of Medicine and the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall review all regulations, policies, and guidelines related to reimbursement of services provided by certified professional midwives to ensure that no reimbursement is made to certified professional midwives providing services in high-risk situations including high-risk home births.