Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
Bill overview
Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
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HB 1201 sources, status methodology and verification
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KeepTXRed summary
HB 1201 was a House-passed proposal to create a Medicaid doula-services pilot program aimed at improving maternal-health outcomes. It would have operated in the state's most populous county and a county identified as having the greatest maternal-health support needs. The Senate did not pass it.
What would change
The proposal would have directed HHSC to define qualifying doulas and covered nonmedical childbirth-support services, implement the pilot by September 1, 2026, publish annual cost and outcome evaluations beginning in 2027, and make a final continuation or expansion recommendation by September 1, 2030.
Who may be affected
Medicaid recipients who are pregnant or postpartum, doulas, HHSC, the Perinatal Advisory Council, maternal-health clinicians, and counties with high maternal or infant mortality needs.
When it would take effect
HB 1201 did not take effect. The House passed it, but the Senate did not pass the measure. The proposed program would have run through September 1, 2031 unless continued or changed by later law.
Limits and uncertainty
The pilot and its reimbursement rules were not created by HB 1201. Existing Medicaid maternal-health and doula coverage must be evaluated under separately enacted law and current HHSC policy.
Editorial sources and review notes
Official House text, TLO analysis, and stages reviewed. House passed; Senate did not.
Editorial explanation reviewed 9/6/2026.
Current status
Passed
Referred to Health & Human Services
Latest official action
Referred to Health & Human Services
May 21, 2025 · house
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