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Senate panel hears support for SB 1568 to fine‑tune doula, lactation‑counselor coverage
Summary
Advocates and insurers told the Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee SB 1568 is a technical, consensus package to clarify doula roles, move lactation‑counselor credentialing to the traditional health worker commission, establish the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative in statute and delay implementation to 2028.
Chair Reynolds opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 1568, a set of technical changes aimed at smoothing implementation of earlier perinatal legislation and formalizing the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative.
Dana Hepper, director of policy and advocacy at the Children’s Institute, told the committee the bill separates birth and postpartum doula roles, clarifies benefit language and shifts lactation‑counselor credentialing to the traditional health worker commission so the role remains…
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