Missouri has passed the state amendment to add doula coverage for Medicaid members!
MO HealthNet Doula Experience and Qualifications
Required minimum qualifications of doulas to enroll with MO HealthNet are:
•Be at least 18 years old
•Must hold liability insurance as an individual or through a doula supervising organization
•Possess a current certificate issued by a national or Missouri-based doula training organization
The doula training organizations currently recognized by the State of Missouri as meeting the curriculum standards are listed below:
•Academy of Childbirth Educators
•Birth Arts International
•Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings
•Birth It Forward Academy
•BirthWorks International
•Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) International
•Childbirth International
•Common Sense Childbirth Institute
•Doula Foundation Academy
•Doulas of North America (DONA) International
•Doula Trainings International
•International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA)
•International Doula Institute
•Jamaa Birth Village / Okunsola’s Community Doula Training
•ToLabor
•New Beginnings
•Small Moments Academy
•Uzazi Village
•Virtuous Doula Training Academy
If you are a certified doula that does not have a certificate issued by a national or Missouri-based doula organization, you must be registered and listed on the public roster of the Missouri Community Doula Council or the Missouri Doula Association.
Missouri lists the following as required training for doulas to be approved for Medicaid reimbursement:
Understanding a doula’s role, including
– breastfeeding support
– perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
– anticipatory care strategies
– cultural competency
– how to deliver perinatal education and support
– how to increase client autonomy during birth
– how to support clients who may need additional care
Understanding the importance of health-related social needs, including
– navigation of social services
– trauma-informed care
– strategies specific to the community served
Certification is attained after evaluation by a birth professional or trainer, indicating that the student has completed the training program and be deemed competent to provide doula services.
CLICK HERE for full instructions on applying as a Medicaid Provider with the state, and links to the Managed Care companies.
Here are some of the things you will need to be a Medicaid provider:
- NPI Number
- Liability insurance*
- Make sure your certification is up to date
- Some of the managed care companies require you to have an active profile on CAQH.
- Some of the managed care companies require you to have an account with Availity.
- The managed care companies may require you to be CPR certified.
- The managed care companies may require you to have HIPAA compliance training.
* Here is one option for affordable liability insurance for doulas: CM&F Group