Medical assistance services; state plan to include doulas. (SB946)
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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 »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
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 |