Bill Text: IA SF67 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to Medicaid coverage of maternity care including doula care.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-17 - Subcommittee: Edler, Petersen, and Rowley. S.J. 143. [SF67 Detail]
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Introduced
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FILE
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BY
PETERSEN
,
WEINER
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
CELSI
,
BOULTON
,
DOTZLER
,
JOCHUM
,
QUIRMBACH
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
DONAHUE
,
KNOX
,
BENNETT
,
WINCKLER
,
and
GIDDENS
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.
Under
both
fee-for-service
and
managed
2
care
administration
of
Medicaid,
the
department
of
health
and
3
human
services
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A,
4
amend
any
contract
with
a
managed
care
organization,
and
apply
5
for
any
Medicaid
state
plan
amendment
or
waiver
as
may
be
6
necessary
to
provide
for
maternity
care
including
doula
care.
7
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“doula”
means
a
trained
8
professional
who
provides
continuous
physical,
emotional,
and
9
informational
support
to
a
pregnant
person
before,
during,
and
10
after
childbirth
to
improve
birth
outcomes,
prevent
stillbirths
11
and
infant
deaths,
and
reduce
maternal
morbidity
and
mortality.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
maternal
and
child
health
improvements
16
under
the
Medicaid
program
by
directing
the
department
of
17
health
and
human
services
under
both
fee-for-service
and
18
managed
care
administration
of
Medicaid
to
adopt
rules
pursuant
19
to
Code
chapter
17A,
amend
any
contract
with
a
managed
care
20
organization,
and
apply
for
any
Medicaid
state
plan
amendment
21
or
waiver
as
may
be
necessary
to
provide
maternity
care
22
including
doula
care
as
defined
in
the
bill.
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