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SF 401

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:12am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to health; modifying the definition of doula services; requiring health
care providers to provide information on pain relief and medical interventions
as part of prenatal care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.995,
subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
145.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [145.907] PAIN RELIEF AND MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS
INFORMATION FOR PREGNANT PATIENTS.
 new text end

new text begin Physicians and midwives providing prenatal care must include as part of that
care: (1) evidence-based information regarding all methods of pain relief, including
nonpharmacological methods; and (2) evidence-based information regarding all common
medical interventions that could be used during labor and birth, including the use of
electronic fetal monitoring and intravenous fluids.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.995, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Certified doula.

"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 , International Center for Traditional
Childbearing, or any additional organizations recognized by the commissioner of healthnew text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.995, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Doula services.

"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 .