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Committee hears bill to allow DOC to contract for midwifery and doula services for incarcerated people
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 51 82 would remove a statutory statement that DOC is not required to provide or fund midwifery or doula services and explicitly permit contracting with nonprofits or volunteers; Department of Corrections testified support while noting births occur at community hospitals and the bill was not in the governor’s budget.
The House Committee on Community Safety heard a staff report and testimony March 24 on Substitute Senate Bill 51 82, which would amend law to allow the Department of Corrections to contract with nonprofit providers or partner with volunteers to provide midwifery and doula services for incarcerated pregnant people.
Corey Patton, committee staff, summarized the bill and said it removes statutory language that currently states DOC is not required to establish or fund such services and adds language explicitly permitting contracting and volunteer partnerships. Patton also noted the bill…
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