Vermont § 4078 - Midwifery coverage; home births [Effective until January 1, 2027; see also 8 V.S.A. § 4078 effective January 1, 2027 set out below]
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§ 4078. Midwifery coverage; home births [Effective until January 1, 2027; see also 8 V.S.A. § 4078 effective January 1, 2027 set out below]
- (a) A health insurance plan providing maternity benefits shall also provide coverage for
services rendered by a midwife licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 85 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 28 who is certified as a nurse midwife for services within the licensed midwife’s or
certified nurse midwife’s scope of practice and provided in a hospital or other health
care facility or at home. (b) Coverage for services provided by a licensed midwife or certified nurse midwife shall
not be subject to any greater co-payment, deductible, or coinsurance than is applicable
to any other similar benefits provided by the health insurance plan. (c) This section shall apply to Medicaid and any other public health care assistance program
offered or administered by the State or by any subdivision or instrumentality of the
State. (Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025.) § 4078. Midwifery coverage [Effective January 1, 2027; see also 8 V.S.A. § 4078 effective until January 1, 2027 set out above] (a) A health insurance plan providing maternity benefits shall also provide coverage for
services rendered by a midwife licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 85 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 28 who is certified as a nurse midwife for services within the licensed midwife’s or
certified nurse midwife’s scope of practice and provided in a hospital, birth center,
or other health care facility or at home. (b) Coverage for services provided by a licensed midwife or certified nurse midwife shall
not be subject to any greater co-payment, deductible, or coinsurance than is applicable
to any other similar benefits provided by the health insurance plan. (c) This section shall apply to Medicaid and any other public health care assistance program
offered or administered by the State or by any subdivision or instrumentality of the
State. (Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025; amended 2025, No. 19, § 2, eff. January 1, 2027.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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