New York A 6140: Includes doulas as medical services providers for Medicaid recipients

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A06140 Summary:

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Includes doulas as medical services providers for Medicaid recipients; directs the commissioner of health to submit an application for amendments and waivers to add doulas to such coverage pursuant to section 363-e of the social services law; directs the commissioner of health and the commissioner of the office of children and family services to add, amend and/or repeal any rule or regulation necessary.

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BILL NOA06140 

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02/26/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6140

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to including doulas
 as medical services providers for Medicaid recipients; directing the
 commissioner of health to submit an application for amendments and
 waivers to add doulas to state Medicaid coverage; and directing the
 commissioner of health and the commissioner of the office of children
 and family services to add, amend and/or repeal any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 364-j of the
 2 social services law, as amended by chapter 653 of the laws of 1997, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (d) "Medical services provider". A physician, nurse, nurse practition-
 5 er, physician assistant, licensed midwife, doula, dentist, optometrist
 6 or other licensed health care practitioner authorized to provide medical
 7 assistance services.
 8 § 2. The commissioner of health is directed to apply for such state
 9 Medicaid plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the
 10 provisions of this act and include doula care as a covered service under
 11 the state Medicaid plan, and to secure federal financial participation
 12 for state Medicaid expenditures for doula care under the federal Medi-
 13 caid program.
 14 § 3. The New York state Medicaid doula services pilot program shall be
 15 extended beyond Erie county and be made accessible statewide. Local
 16 localities shall be given the option to opt-in or out based on a locali-
 17 ty's exact need for the doula pilot program. The department of health
 18 shall conduct a yearly study of such program to examine its efficacy and
 19 provide a report with the study's findings to the governor, temporary
 20 president of the senate, minority leader of the senate, speaker of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10209-01-5

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 1 assembly, and minority leader of the assembly. This report shall be
 2 used as a tool to strengthen the program. The department of health is
 3 directed to inform the public about the program and provide medical
 4 providers with pamphlets detailing the program and locations where it's
 5 being offered to distribute to patients.
 6 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one
 7 of this act shall take effect upon receipt by the commissioner of health
 8 of approval from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to
 9 include doula care as a covered service under the state Medicaid plan;
 10 provided, further, that the amendments to section 364-j of the social
 11 services law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal
 12 of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. The commissioner
 13 of health shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the
 14 occurrence of the receipt of such approval in order that the commission
 15 may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official
 16 text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating
 17 the provisions of section 44