Act No. 97 Page 1 of 1
2024
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Act No. 97 (S.109). An act relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services
Subjects: Medicaid; health; pregnancy; birth; doulas
This act directs the Office of Professional Regulation to undertake a review of doulas
in order to determine the appropriate form of regulation for the profession, with a report
due to the committees of jurisdiction on or before January 8, 2025. The act also requires
the Department of Vermont Health Access to develop a proposed methodology and
determine the estimated costs if Vermont Medicaid were to reimburse doulas for
providing childbirth education and support services to Medicaid beneficiaries during
pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postpartum period. The act directs the Department
to report on its proposed reimbursement methodology and the estimated costs and to
recommend whether doula services should be covered by Vermont Medicaid as part of
the Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal.
Effective Date: May 6, 2024
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