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317:30-5-1215. General

[Issued 07-06-23]

(a) A doula or birth worker is a trained professional who provides emotional, physical, and informational support services during the prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods. Doulas are non-clinical and do not provide medical care. Services should not replace the services of other licensed and trained medical professionals including, but not limited to, physicians, physicians assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and certified nurse midwives.

(b) All Title XIX, CHIP, expansion adult, and Soon-to-be-Sooners (STBS) members who are pregnant or within the postpartum period are eligible for doula services.

(c) Doula services are available for twelve (12) months postpartum, depending on the members continued SoonerCare eligibility.

Disclaimer. The OHCA rules found on this Web site are unofficial. The official rules are published by the Oklahoma Secretary of State Office of Administrative Rules as Title 317 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code. To order an official copy of these rules, contact the Office of Administrative Rules at (405) 521-4911.

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