Vermont Statutes · § 4078 — Midwifery coverage; home births
Source-published version 1
4078. Midwifery coverage; home births
(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.
Source notes
[Effective until January 1, 2027; see also 8 V.S.A. § 4078 effective January 1, 2027 set out below]
History and annotations
(Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025.)
Source-published version 2
4078. Midwifery coverage
(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.
Source notes
[Effective January 1, 2027; see also 8 V.S.A. § 4078 effective until January 1, 2027 set out above]
History and annotations
(Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025; amended 2025, No. 19, § 2, eff. January 1, 2027.)
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