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This bill requires Minnesota's Medical Assistance (Medicaid) program to cover home birth services under specific conditions. The bill defines home birth services as prenatal, labor, birth, and postpartum care, which can be provided by eligible providers including certified professional midwives, certified nurse-midwives, physicians, certified nurse practitioners, or physician assistants. To qualify for coverage, the patient must be deemed a low-risk patient with a normal, uncomplicated prenatal course and anticipated birth. The patient must also have a comprehensive plan of care that includes a signed consent form detailing home birth risks and benefits, sufficient medical visits and test results, and a hospital transfer plan. The bill specifies that professional services will be reimbursed at 100% of the physician rate, and facility services will be paid at 70% of the statewide average hospital rate for an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. If a patient is transported to a hospital before delivery, the facility service payment will be reduced to 15% of the average hospital rate. This legislation aims to expand birth care options and provide financial support for home birth services under Medical Assistance.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1113&ssn=0&y=2025