Medical assistance services; state plan to include doulas. (SB946)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
☐	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

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. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
01/13/2020	Presented and ordered printed 20105398D
01/13/2020	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/24/2020	Assigned Education sub: Health
01/29/2020	Impact statement from DPB (SB946)
01/30/2020	Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2020	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/04/2020	Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
12/04/2020	Left in Finance and Appropriations