Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB692: Relating to perinatal services.
Status: In committee, July 25, 2025
Digest: The Act expands access to maternal health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Establishes a community-based perinatal services access program to increase access to culturally specific and culturally competent community-based services during the perinatal period. Expands coverage in the medical assistance program and under health insurance policies for services provided by doulas, lactation counselors and lactation educators. Directs the Health Licensing Office to adopt rules to regulate the practice of lactation counselors and lactation educators.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 26, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session Senate Bill 692 Sponsored by Senator REYNOLDS, Representatives GRAYBER, NERON; Senators CAMPOS, GELSER BLOUIN, PATTERSON, Representatives CHOTZEN, LEVY E, MARSH, NELSON, NGUYEN H, RIEKE SMITH, RUIZ (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to perinatal services; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 413.600, 414.025, 414.665, 414.667, 414.668, 414.669, 676.665, 750.055 and 750.333. SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Doula" has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025. (b) "Lactation counselor" and "lactation educator" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 676.665. (c) "Community-based services during the perinatal period" includes, but is not limited to, services provided by a doula, lactation counselor or lactation educator to a pregnant or postpartum individual from conception through one year postpartum. (2)(a) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish a community-based perinatal services access program to support activities that increase access to culturally specific and culturally competent community-based services during the perinatal period. The program must issue grants to eligible entities with a demonstrated ability to offer the activities described in this subsection, including culturally specific organizations, the nine federally recognized tribes in this state, nonprofit organizations and businesses. (b) Grants issued under this section may be used for purposes including, but not limited to: (A) Paying for costs of required training and education to provide community-based …