Requires Rhode Island Medicaid to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives and to collect utilization and cost data, while allowing limits consistent with Medicaid rules.

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HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Requires Rhode Island Medicaid to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives and to collect utilization and cost data, while allowing limits consistent with Medicaid rules.

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 5, 2026

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D · PrimeJennifer Stewart
D · CoTeresa Tanzi
D · CoBrandon Voas
D · CoJoshua Giraldo
D · CoJenni Azanero Furtado
D · CoKaren Alzate
D · CoCherie Cruz
D · CoJulie Casimiro
D · CoJohn Edwards
D · CoGrace Diaz

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