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MA H1240

Relative to Medicaid coverage for doula services

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Introduced
02/16/2023
In Committee
02/16/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

193rd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to Medicaid coverage for doula services. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Doula Workforce Development Trust Fund to support the development and expansion of comprehensive doula training, particularly for doulas serving MassHealth (Medicaid) members. The fund will be used to ensure that doulas committed to serving MassHealth members have access to high-quality training at no or low cost, recruit and retain doulas from communities with high concentrations of MassHealth members, and expand doula mentoring opportunities. Additionally, the bill gives patients the right to have their birth doula's continuous presence during labor and delivery, and requires healthcare facilities to not place undue burdens on a patient's doula's access to clinical labor and delivery settings.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (43)

Liz Miranda (D)*,  Lindsay Sabadosa (D)*,  James Arena-Derosa (D),  Ruth Balser (D),  Christine Barber (D),  Natalie Blais (D),  Michelle Ciccolo (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Manny Cruz (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Kate Donaghue (D),  Paul Donato (D),  William Driscoll (D),  Lydia Edwards (D),  Rodney Elliott (D),  Chris Flanagan (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Pat Haddad (D),  Russell Holmes (D),  Kay Khan (D),  Mike Kushmerek (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  David Linsky (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Sam Montaño (D),  Brian Murray (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Jake Oliveira (D),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Adrianne Ramos (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Dave Rogers (D),  John Rogers (D),  Margaret Scarsdale (D),  Dawne Shand (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Erika Uyterhoeven (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Bud Williams (D),  Chris Worrell (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied S782 (on 04/08/2024)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1240
BillText https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1240.pdf
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