IN SB0192 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Postpartum care for new mothers on Medicaid. Removes the expiration date of: (1) language requiring that a hospital that operates a maternity unit shall ensure a woman who is giving birth in the hospital and is either a Medicaid recipient or eligible for Medicaid has the option of having a long acting reversible subdermal contraceptive implanted after delivery; and (2) the corresponding requirement for reimbursement from the office of the secretary of family and social services to a hospital for certain costs related to providing a long acting reversible subdermal contraceptive to a Medicaid recipient. Requires that certain health care providers and hospitals ensure that a Medicaid recipient who gives birth schedules a follow-up appointment for postpartum care not later than 60 days from the date the woman gives birth.

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Title

Postpartum care for new mothers on Medicaid.

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History

DateChamberAction
2025-01-08SenateFirst reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2025-01-08SenateAuthored by Senator Jackson L
2025-01-08SenateWithdrawn

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