Digest: The Act expands access to maternal health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2).
Establishes a community-based perinatal provider access program to increase access to culturally specific perinatal services and culturally competent perinatal services providers.
Expands coverage in the medical assistance program and under health insurance policies for doula services, postpartum doula services and lactation consultations.
Requires the reimbursement rate for doula services and postpartum doula services provided in the medical assistance program to be not less than the rate paid in the State of Washington.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 414.667, 414.668, 414.669