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S0042Introduced in the Senate

Insurance coverage for lactation services and doula services

IntroducedSenate Banking and Insurance

Introduced by Thomas Davis, District 46

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-285 So As To Provide Health Insurance Plans Must Provide Coverage For Lactation Consulting By Certified Lactation Consultants, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 38-71-286 So As To Provide Health Insurance Plans Must Provide Coverage For Doula Services By Certified Doulas, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Provide Medicaid Health Plans Must Provide Coverage For Certified Lactation Consulting By Certified Lactation Consultants, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Provide Medicaid Health Plans Must Provide Coverage For Doula Services By Certified Doulas, And To Define Necessary Terms; And To Specify That The Provisions Of This Act Apply To Every Medicaid Health Plan, Every Individual Or Group Health Insurance Contract, And Every Individual Or Group Hospital Or Medical Expense Insurance Policy, Plan, Or Group Policy Delivered, Issued For Delivery, Or Renewed In This State On Or After January 1, 2026.

Where it stands

Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance

January 14, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled

  2. Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance

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