South Carolina Senate Bill 42

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
Pending: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-285 So As To Provide Health Insurance Plans Must Provide Coverage For Lactation Consulting By Certified Lactation Consultants, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 38-71-286 So As To Provide Health Insurance Plans Must Provide Coverage For Doula Services By Certified Doulas, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Provide Medicaid Health Plans Must Provide Coverage For Certified Lactation Consulting By Certified Lactation Consultants, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Provide Medicaid Health Plans Must Provide Coverage For Doula Services By Certified Doulas, And To Define Necessary Terms; And To Specify That The Provisions Of This Act Apply To Every Medicaid Health Plan, Every Individual Or Group Health Insurance Contract, And Every Individual Or Group Hospital Or Medical Expense Insurance Policy, Plan, Or Group Policy Delivered, Issued For Delivery, Or Renewed In This State On Or After January 1, 2026.

Insurance coverage for lactation services and doula services

Sen. Thomas Davis [R]	Sen. Russell Ott [D]	Sen. Ed Sutton [D]	Sen. Tameika Devine [D]
Sen. Karl Allen [D]	Sen. Billy Garrett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
2024-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	71	285	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	71	286	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	6	230	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0042&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/42_20241211.htm