N.Y.
Public Health Law Section 2594-B
New York state community doula directory
1.
The department shall establish and maintain a community doula directory for doulas on the department’s internet website for the purposes of Medicaid reimbursement and promoting doula services to Medicaid recipients.2.
The directory shall include the following information concerning doulas such as:(a)
the name of the doula who provides doula services;(b)
the address and location of where the doula provides doula services;(c)
the name of each Medicaid provider that employs or contracts with a doula to provide doula services to eligible Medicaid recipients;(d)
the doula’s national provider identification number, if applicable; and(e)
all documentation of criteria pursuant to § 2594-C (Criteria for admittance into the New York state community doula directory)section twenty-five hundred ninety-four-c of this title.3.
The department shall determine the method of registration and the documentation required to verify such criteria has been met.4.
Each doula shall be responsible for completing the requirements pursuant to § 2594-C (Criteria for admittance into the New York state community doula directory)section twenty-five hundred ninety-four-c of this title.5.
The department shall not impose any fee on any doula to register for admittance into the New York state community doula directory.6.
The community doula directory shall be publicly accessible at no cost to the doula or birthing person looking to hire a doula in their community. * NB Effective and Repealed August 6, 2024
Source:
Section 2594-B — New York state community doula directory, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PBH/2594-B (updated Feb. 2, 2024; accessed May 18, 2024).
