Existing law requires the Director of the Nevada Health Authority to include under Medicaid coverage for doula services provided by a doula enrolled with the Medicaid Division of the Authority. (NRS 422.27177) Sections 1, 4, 6-11 and 13-15 of this bill require certain public and private health insurers, including local governments and the Public Employees' Benefits Program, that provide coverage for maternity care to cover doula services and include doulas in their networks of providers. Sections 2 and 5 of this bill provide that sections 1 and 4 must not be construed to require a policy of individual or group health insurance that provides certain limited benefits to provide the coverage required by sections 1 and 4. Section 3 of this bill authorizes the Commissioner of Insurance to require certain policies of health insurance issued by a domestic insurer to a person who resides in another state to include the coverage required by section 1. Section 12 of this bill authorizes the Commissioner to suspend or revoke the certificate of a health maintenance organization that fails to provide the coverage required by section 10. The Commissioner is also authorized to take such action against other health insurers who fail to provide the coverage required by sections 1, 4, 6-9 and 13. (NRS 680A.200)

Statutes affected:
BDR: 689A.04032, 689A.330, 689B.0301, 689C.425, 695C.050, 695C.330, 287.010, 287.04335