Relating to Medicaid coverage of maternity care including doula care

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 relates to maternal and child health improvements under the Medicaid program by directing the department of health and human services (HHS) under both fee-for-service and managed care administration of Medicaid to adopt rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A, amend any contract with a managed care organization, and apply for any Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver as may be necessary to provide maternity care including doula care as defined in the bill. The bill provides that HHS, in collaboration with stakeholders, shall establish a certification and participating provider enrollment process for doulas, and a reimbursement rate for doula services.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 30, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Mike Klimesh REmail
• Sen. Mark Costello REmail
• Sen. Janet Petersen DEmail

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Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

• SF 67 Relating to Medicaid coverage of maternity care including doula care
  90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
  Cleared committee
• SF 2013 Relating to Medicaid coverage of maternity care including doula care
  89th General Assembly · In committee · same title
  Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.