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132
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
132
BY
PETERSEN
,
STAED
,
CELSI
,
DONAHUE
,
DOTZLER
,
TOWNSEND
,
WAHLS
,
BENNETT
,
and
WEINER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
Medicaid
coverage
of
maternity
care
1
including
doula
care.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
MATERNITY
CARE
1
INCLUDING
DOULA
CARE.
2
1.
Under
both
fee-for-service
and
managed
care
3
administration
of
Medicaid,
the
department
of
health
and
human
4
services
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A,
amend
any
5
contract
with
a
managed
care
organization,
and
apply
for
any
6
Medicaid
state
plan
amendment
or
waiver
as
may
be
necessary
to
7
provide
for
maternity
care
including
doula
care.
8
2.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services,
in
9
collaboration
with
stakeholders,
shall
establish:
10
a.
A
process
for
a
doula
to
be
certified
and
enrolled
as
a
11
participating
provider.
12
b.
A
reimbursement
rate
for
doula
services
that
supports
a
13
livable
annual
income
for
a
full-time
practicing
doula.
14
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“doula”
means
a
trained
15
professional
who
provides
continuous
physical,
emotional,
and
16
informational
support
to
a
pregnant
person
before,
during,
and
17
after
childbirth
to
improve
birth
outcomes,
prevent
stillbirths
18
and
infant
deaths,
and
reduce
maternal
morbidity
and
mortality.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
relates
to
maternal
and
child
health
improvements
23
under
the
Medicaid
program
by
directing
the
department
of
24
health
and
human
services
(HHS)
under
both
fee-for-service
and
25
managed
care
administration
of
Medicaid
to
adopt
rules
pursuant
26
to
Code
chapter
17A,
amend
any
contract
with
a
managed
care
27
organization,
and
apply
for
any
Medicaid
state
plan
amendment
28
or
waiver
as
may
be
necessary
to
provide
maternity
care
29
including
doula
care
as
defined
in
the
bill.
The
bill
provides
30
that
HHS,
in
collaboration
with
stakeholders,
shall
establish
a
31
certification
and
participating
provider
enrollment
process
for
32
doulas,
and
a
reimbursement
rate
for
doula
services.
33
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