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Committee advances bill to license freestanding birth centers; insurance and Medicaid coverage discussed
Summary
S.18 to create a licensing regime for freestanding birth centers and require insurance coverage of midwifery services in those centers was reported favorably by the finance committee (7-0). Ongoing questions include rural hospital birth-unit impacts and Medicaid implementation timing.
The Vermont Senate Committee on Finance on March 18 voted 7-0 to report S.18, which establishes a licensing framework for freestanding birth centers and requires health insurance to cover midwifery services provided in those centers. Committee members heard from Department of Health staff and witnesses who said licensing will be handled by the Department of Health with inspection and survey support from partner agencies.
Under the committee amendment discussed, a licensed birth center is a facility whose primary purpose is to provide midwifery care, low-risk deliveries and…
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