1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:37am
A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying the definition of doula services; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.995, subdivisions 2, 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.995, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
"Certified doula" means an individual who has received
a certification to perform doula services from the International Childbirth Education
Association, the Doulas of North America (DONA), the Association of Labor Assistants
and Childbirth Educators (ALACE), Birthworks, Childbirth and Postpartum Professional
Association (CAPPA), deleted text begin ordeleted text end Childbirth Internationalnew text begin , or International Center for Traditional
Childbearingnew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.995, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
"Doula services" means new text begin continuous new text end emotional and
physical support deleted text begin during pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartumdeleted text end new text begin throughout labor and
birth, and intermittently during the prenatal and postpartum periodsnew text end .