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NY S 9868

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Establishes a work group to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 9868 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9868 is in committee as of 2026-04-09 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): REFERRED TO HEALTH

What is NY S 9868 about?

Establishes a 14 member doula Medicaid reimbursement work group within the department of health to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice; requires the work group to conduct a study and evaluate the costs, benefits and issues that may be associated with Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and for providing doula care to Medicaid recipients; makes related provisions.

Who sponsors NY S 9868?

Samra Brouk is the primary sponsor of NY S 9868.

Description

Establishes a 14 member doula Medicaid reimbursement work group within the department of health to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice; requires the work group to conduct a study and evaluate the costs, benefits and issues that may be associated with Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and for providing doula care to Medicaid recipients; makes related provisions.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-09 — REFERRED TO HEALTH
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Samra Broukprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-09

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8967not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1876not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 5709

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S9868?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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