SENATE BILL NO. 965

June 10, 2020, Introduced by Senators GEISS, BRINKS, CHANG, BULLOCK, POLEHANKI, ANANICH, BAYER and IRWIN and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Human Services.

A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

"The social welfare act,"

(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 109n.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 109n. (1) An individual who is eligible for medical assistance and who is an expectant mother may receive doula services before, during, and after childbirth for up to 60 days postpartum. If a federal waiver is necessary to modify the medical assistance state plan and implement the provisions of this section, the department shall promptly seek the federal waiver.

(2) As used in this section, "doula" means a professional trained in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to an expectant mother.