(a) As used in this section, “doula services” means services provided by a trained doula and designed to provide physical, emotional, and educational support to pregnant and birthing persons before, during, and after childbirth. “Doula services” include the following:

(1) Support and assistance during labor and childbirth.

(2) Prenatal and postpartum support and education.

(3) Breastfeeding assistance and lactation support.

(4) Parenting education.

(5) Support for a birthing person following loss of pregnancy.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 530

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Assistance: means assistance to or on behalf of eligible needy persons or eligible families to enable them to improve their standard of living, including money payments, child care, job training, education, other support services, medical or surgical care, dental care, nursing, burial, board and care in a private institution, adult foster care, rest residential facility for adults, public medical institution as a patient, or such other aid as may be deemed necessary. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 502
  • Medical assistance: means medical or dental care furnished on behalf of recipients who are eligible for assistance in any of the categories in § 505 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 502
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

(b) By November 1, 2022, the Division of Medicaid and Medical assistance shall present the General Assembly with a plan for coverage of doula services, including a draft state plan amendment or waiver, as appropriate.

83 Del. Laws, c. 366, § 1;