Establishes mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth
Summary
Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides such coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vivian Cook
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Bores
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Alicia Hyndman
DDemocratic
Co
Carrie Woerner
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah Glick
DDemocratic
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Manny De Los Santos
DDemocratic
Co
Rebecca Seawright
DDemocratic
Co
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
DDemocratic
Co
Tony Simone
DDemocratic
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