HB454 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid coverage for certain doula services (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note).

What is the status of HB454?

Chaptered as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 228. (June 10, 2025).

Miller, Dustin (D, 40), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB454?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=25RS&b=HB454

Louisiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session

Louisiana HB454: MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid coverage for certain doula services (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Q: What does HB454 do?

In its own words: An act To enact Part V of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 46:977.41 through 977.43, relative to Medicaid insurance coverage for doula services; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to require Medicaid coverage for maternity services provided by doulas; to provide for enrollment qualifications; to assign certain duties to the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.

Status: Chaptered, June 10, 2025

What the bill says

An act To enact Part V of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 46:977.41 through 977.43, relative to Medicaid insurance coverage for doula services; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to require Medicaid coverage for maternity services provided by doulas; to provide for enrollment qualifications; to assign certain duties to the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To enact Part V of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 46:977.41 through 977.43, relative to Medicaid insurance coverage for doula services; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to require Medicaid coverage for maternity services provided by doulas; to provide for enrollment qualifications; to assign certain duties to the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Part V of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 46:977.41 through 977.43, is hereby enacted to read as follows: PART V. MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR DOULAS §977.41. Legislative findings The legislature hereby affirms all of the following: (1) Leading professional societies, such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and federal agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, have recognized the well-established benefits of doula services. (2) In January 2025, Louisiana was selected as one of the states to participate in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Transforming Maternal Health Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through …

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Louisiana HB454: MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid coverage for certain doula services (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

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