MN HF3779

All health plans in Minnesota must cover doula services (emotional and physical support during pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum) provided by a certified doula of the mother's choice, effective January 1, 2027.

Health plans are prohibited from imposing any cost-sharing (deductibles, co-payments, coinsurance), utilization review, referral requirements, delay periods, or quantity limitations on doula services coverage.

The Commissioner of Commerce must reimburse health plan companies for the cost of providing this new coverage, with funding appropriated annually from the general fund beginning in fiscal year 2028.

Medical Assistance (Medicaid) must also comply with the new doula coverage requirements, except where compliance would prevent federal financial participation or reduce coverage levels for enrollees.

An exception allows cost-sharing requirements to apply for enrollees in health savings account-eligible or catastrophic health plans until the deductible is met, to preserve federal plan eligibility.