HB814
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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 which the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services to provide coverage for doula services; establish training and education requirements for doulas; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations; 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 and comply with KRS 205.525.
Introduced: February 19, 2025
Last action: February 27, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would require Kentucky's Medicaid program to cover doula services, which are support services provided to people during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It also sets training and education standards that doulas must meet to qualify under the program. Managed care organizations that deliver Medicaid services in Kentucky would be required to include this coverage as well. Who it may affect: Kentuckians enrolled in Medicaid who are pregnant or recently gave birth, and doulas seeking to provide services through Medicaid.
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