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Committee hears SB 319 to license doulas and enable Medicaid coverage; stakeholders largely supportive with technical fixes
Summary
Senate Bill 319 would license doulas, allow DPHHS to cover licensed doula services through Medicaid, and create licensing rulemaking; proponents — including tribal representatives, health groups and doulas — said licensure would improve maternal outcomes and access, while the Department of Labor & Industry worked with stakeholders on an amendment to avoid unintended enforcement against traditional healers.
Senator Cora Newman presented Senate Bill 319 to the House Health and Human Services Committee, describing the amended bill as creating licensure and regulation for doulas and enabling the Department of Public Health and Human Services to provide Medicaid coverage for licensed doula services. "A doula is a trained non medical professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a pregnant woman," Newman said in opening…
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