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Relating to long acting reversible contraceptive options under the Medicaid program
Topics:Health careReproductive rightsMedicaid
Same legislation: HF 2161
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2020
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires a Medicaid provider to provide counseling regarding contraceptive options as part of a woman’s routine prenatal care, including the availability of immediate postpartum long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) options such as the subdermal contraceptive implant. A hospital that provides childbirth services shall offer immediate postpartum LARC options such as the subdermal contraceptive implant to interested Medicaid-eligible women following delivery and prior to hospital discharge.
Read the full explanation
1349 issued February 3, 2014. The informational letter provides information regarding the process for a Medicaid provider to claim reimbursement for provision of LARC services on an inpatient or outpatient basis.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 6, 2020. Meeting: Wednesday, February 12 · 11:30 AM · Senate Lobbyist Lounge.
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Lobbying
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