Public Act 102-0665: Improving Health Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals Act

• Requires state employees, counties, and municipalities to provide health insurance coverage for pregnancy and postpartum care, including case management for high-risk pregnancies, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment without pre-service review for the first 48 hours of admission.

• Mandates that all birthing facilities conduct yearly continuing education on obstetric hemorrhage, severe maternal hypertension, and other leading causes of maternal mortality, and develop written policies for identification and assessment of pregnant and postpartum individuals with pregnancy complications.

• Expands Medicaid coverage to include postpartum depression screenings for 12 months after delivery, universal postpartum visits within 3 weeks and comprehensive visits within 4-12 weeks postpartum, and services provided by perinatal doulas, lactation consultants, public health nurses, and community health workers.

• Allows separate hospital reimbursement for long-acting reversible contraceptive devices provided immediately postpartum in inpatient settings, in addition to bundled labor and delivery reimbursement.

• Creates a Department of Human Services program to serve high-risk pregnant and postpartum individuals with registered nurses, licensed social workers, and behavioral health professionals, and directs the Department of Public Health to revise High Risk Infant Follow-up rules by June 1, 2024.