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HB1049 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Vanessa Summers
Last action
2025-12-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Indiana Bill HB1049: Doula Services Coverage

HB1049 requires certain insurance plans and state programs to cover doula services.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires a state employee health plan to provide coverage for doula services.
  • Requires policies of accident and sickness insurance to provide coverage for doula services.
  • Requires health maintenance organization contracts to offer coverage for doula services.
  • Reimburses Medicaid pregnancy services for doula services.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People with state employee health plans
  • Individuals with policies of accident and sickness insurance
  • Members of health maintenance organizations
  • Medicaid recipients during pregnancy

Terms To Know

Doula services
Support provided by a trained professional to help women before, during, or after childbirth.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the extent of coverage for doula services.
  • It is unclear how much this will cost and who will pay for it.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-05 House

    Authored by Representative Summers

  2. 2025-12-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.
Coverage for doula services.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.

Coverage for doula services.

Requires a state employee health plan, policy of accident and sickness insurance, and health maintenance organization contract to provide coverage for doula services. Requires Medicaid pregnancy services to include reimbursement for doula services.