Bill > S1475

This bill aims to provide Medicaid coverage for doula services in the state of Massachusetts. Doulas are defined as trained professionals who provide physical, emotional, and informational support to pregnant individuals, surrogates, and adoptive parents during and after pregnancy, labor, childbirth, miscarriage, stillbirth, or loss. The bill requires the establishment of a Doula Care Commission to develop recommendations on the implementation and evaluation of doula care reimbursement, including required competencies for doulas, standards for billing and reimbursement, and strategies to grow a diverse doula workforce. The bill also requires MassHealth, the state's Medicaid program, to provide coverage for doula services and to make an initial recommendation on the reimbursement amount within 3 months of the commission's initiation, with the goal of implementing reimbursement within 18 months.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1475