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Committee approves measure to create doula certification verification, removes TennCare mandate

2547702 · March 11, 2025
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Senate Bill 44, which requires the Department of Health to issue a verification of certification for doulas based on advisory committee findings, was advanced with a finance amendment that removed a TennCare service mandate; the bill passed committee 8–3.

NASHVILLE — The Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on March 11 voted 8–3 to advance Senate Bill 44 as amended, directing the Department of Health to establish a verification process for doula certification and removing a TennCare requirement from the bill.

Senator Lamar explained the bill would require the Department of Health commissioner to use the doula advisory…

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