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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1608
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE MAYES
Printer's No. 1888
Amend Bill, page 1, line 4, by striking out "reimbursement"
and inserting
coverage
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 11 through 18; pages 2 through 4,
lines 1 through 30; page 5, lines 1 through 7; by striking out
all of said lines on said pages and inserting
Section 443.15. Medical Assistance Coverage for Doula
Services.--(a) Subject to Federal approval, doula services are
compensable under the medical assistance program for eligible
and enrolled medical assistance recipients during pregnancy,
labor and delivery and up to one year postpartum.
(b) The department shall establish a Doula Advisory Board to
advise the secretary regarding the following:
(1) Doula best practices.
(2) Doula participation in the medical assistance program.
(3) Racial and geographic disparities in the provision of
maternal health services.
(4) Equity and inclusion best practices.
(c) The Doula Advisory Board shall include the following:
(1) The secretary.
(2) A representative from the Department of State.
(3) A representative from the Office of Medical Assistance
Programs within the department.
(4) A representative from the Bureau of Family Health within
the Department of Health.
(5) A representative from the Office of Health Equity within
the Department of Health.
(6) A representative from a nationally recognized doula
organization.
(7) A doula practicing in this Commonwealth.
(8) A member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
established under the act of May 9, 2018 (P.L.118, No.24), known
as the Maternal Mortality Review Act.
(9) A member of a commission that supports doula practice in
Pennsylvania.
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