OR SB692 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Public Hearing held.
Pending: Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Public Hearing held.
Pending: Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
The Act expands access to maternal health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Establishes a community-based perinatal provider access program to increase access to culturally specific perinatal services and culturally competent perinatal services providers. Expands coverage in the medical assistance program and under health insurance policies for doula services, postpartum doula services and lactation consultations. Requires the reimbursement rate for doula services and postpartum doula services provided in the medical assistance program to be not less than the rate paid in the State of Washington.
Title
Relating to perinatal services.
Sponsors
| Sen. Lisa Reynolds [D] | Rep. Dacia Grayber [D] | Rep. Courtney Neron [D] | Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D] |
| Sen. Deb Patterson [D] | Rep. Travis Nelson [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health, then Ways and Means. |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
