SPONSOR: Bosley
This bill requires insurance coverage for childbirth education classes. The requirement is for all individual and group health insurance policies including government plans that are delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.
The Department of Social Services must study the impact that the childbirth education classes have on the infant and maternal mortality of certain pregnant women. The study must be submitted to the General Assembly by January 1, 2028.
This bill is similar to HB 1592 (2024) and is similar to HB 1191 (2023).
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