North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 6 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 463 — Medicaid Coverage for Doula Services.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    0 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 463 adds the phrase "GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025" and makes minor adjustments to formatting and document identification for clarity. While the core content regarding Medicaid coverage for doula services remains unchanged, these updates ensure that the bill is accurately labeled and presented. This attention to detail matters because it helps in proper tracking and referencing of the bill as it moves through legislative processes.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 24, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 463 Short Title:
463 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45246-NLa-52 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE NC MEDICAID TO COVER DOULA SERVICES DURING PREGNANCY AND THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE DOULA WORKFORCE.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE NC MEDICAID TO COVER DOULA SERVICES DURING PREGNANCY AND THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE DOULA WORKFORCE.
SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits (DHB), shall seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement Medicaid coverage of certain healthcare services provided by a doula.
SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits (DHB), shall seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement Medicaid coverage of certain healthcare services provided bya doula.
SECTION 1.(b) The coverage required by this section shall be implemented as soon as practicable upon approval by CMS.
SECTION 1.(b) The coverage required bythis section shall be implemented as soon as practicable upon approval by CMS.
*DRS45246-NLa-52* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to provide support services and technical assistance to the doula workforce.
*S463-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to provide support services and technical assistance to the doula workforce.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (172)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 463?
SB 463 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Julie Mayfield (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Jim Burgin (Republican), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 463?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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