S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
10504
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 1, 2018
___________
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 social services to add,
amend and/or repeal any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 364-j of the
social services law, as amended by chapter 653 of the laws of 1997, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) "Medical services provider". A physician, nurse, nurse practition-
er, physician assistant, licensed midwife, DOULA, dentist, optometrist
or other licensed health care practitioner authorized to provide medical
assistance services.
§ 2. The commissioner of health is directed to apply for such state
Medicaid plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the
provisions of this act and include doula care as a covered service under
the state Medicaid plan, and to secure federal financial participation
for state Medicaid expenditures for doula care under the federal Medi-
caid program.
§ 3. The commissioner of health and the commissioner of social
services shall add, amend and/or repeal any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one
of this act shall take effect upon receipt by the commissioner of health
of approval from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to
include doula care as a covered service under the state Medicaid plan;
provided, further, that the amendments to section 364-j of the social
services law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal
of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. The commissioner
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15386-01-8
A. 10504 2
of health shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the
occurrence of the receipt of such approval in order that the commission
may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official
text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating
the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of
the public officers law.