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Introduced
01/05/2023
01/05/2023
In Committee
01/05/2023
01/05/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/12/2023
04/12/2023
Introduced Session
2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Health insurance; doula care services. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for obstetrical services to provide coverage for doula care services provided by a state-certified doula. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage for at least eight visits during the antepartum or postpartum period and support during labor and delivery. The bill provides that health insurance carriers are (i) not required to pay for duplicate services actually rendered by both a state-certified doula and another health care provider and (ii) prohibited from requiring supervision, signature, or referral by any other health care provider as a condition of reimbursement for doula care services, except when those requirements are also applicable to other categories of health care providers. The provisions of the bill apply to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2024.
AI Summary
This bill requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations whose policy, contract, or plan includes coverage for obstetrical services to also provide coverage for doula care services provided by a state-certified doula. The coverage must include at least eight visits during the antepartum or postpartum period and support during labor and delivery. The bill also prohibits insurers from requiring supervision, signature, or referral by another health care provider as a condition of reimbursement for doula care services, except when those requirements apply to other health care providers. The provisions of the bill apply to plans delivered, issued, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2024.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (10)
Nadarius Clark (D)*,
Candi Mundon King (D)*,
Dawn Adams (D),
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D),
Jackie Glass (D),
Michelle Lopes-Maldonado (D),
Marcia Price (D),
Don Scott (D),
Irene Shin (D),
Angelia Williams Graves (D),
Last Action
Left in Commerce and Energy (on 02/07/2023)
Bill Topics
Health
- ‐ Health Insurance Reform
- ‐ Maternal Health
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1538 | 01/05/2023 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offe | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1538F122+PDF | 01/23/2023 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1538+hil | 01/05/2023 |
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