HB471
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for doula services; create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Doula Advisory Council, council membership, and council duties; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).
Introduced: January 22, 2026
Last action: January 30, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require Kentucky's Medicaid program, including managed care organizations that deliver Medicaid services, to cover doula services for eligible recipients. It also creates a Doula Advisory Council under the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to guide how these services are provided. If federal approval is needed to make these changes, the relevant state agencies are directed to seek it. Who it may affect: Kentuckians enrolled in Medicaid who are pregnant or giving birth, and doulas who serve those patients.
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