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GA · HB263INTRO · 6 COSPONSORS

Medical assistance; pilot program to provide coverage under Medicaid program for doula care for pregnant Medicaid recipients; provide

Where it is in the process
Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for a pilot program to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for doula care for pregnant Medicaid recipients; to provide for reimbursement; to provide for doula qualifications; to provide for a report; to provide for termination of the pilot project and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for …

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 6, 2025

Who it affects
Medicaid / public insurance

Provides coverage under the Medicaid program for doula care for pregnant Medicaid recipients.

Reproductive-age person

Pregnant individuals who are Medicaid recipients will have access to doula care services.

AI-extracted
Who This AffectsAI analysis
  • Medicaid / public insurancedirectModerate impactHigh certainty

    Provides coverage under the Medicaid program for doula care for pregnant Medicaid recipients.

    to provide for a pilot program to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for doula care for pregnant Medicaid recipients· Title
  • Reproductive-age persondirectModerate impactHigh certainty

    Pregnant individuals who are Medicaid recipients will have access to doula care services.

    to provide for a pilot program to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for doula care for pregnant Medicaid recipients· Title
What the Bill Does
  • Establishes a pilot program for Medicaid coverage of doula care for pregnant recipients.
  • Defines doula qualifications and reimbursement procedures.
  • Includes provisions for reporting on the pilot program and its automatic repeal.
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