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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 3286 By: Roe
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to health insurance; defining terms;
requiring health insurance to provide coverage for
8 all services related to pregnancy, postpartum, and
newborn care rendered by certain persons; requiring
9 coverage for necessary equipment and medical
supplies; requiring coverage for lactation
10 consultants; requiring coverage for recommended
breast pumps, breast pump supplies, breastfeeding
11 supplies, and feeding aides; requiring postpartum
services to be covered for not less than one year
12 after birth; prohibiting cost-sharing requirements;
clarifying what is not limited; directing Oklahoma
13 Health Care Authority to ensure SoonerCare provides
coverage; providing for sales and use tax exempted
14 items; providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
18 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6060.60 of Title 36, unless
20 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
21 A. As used in this section:
22 1. "Breast pump" means a manual or electric device designed for
23 the extraction of human milk from a lactating person;
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1 2. "Breast pump supplies and accessories" include collection
2 kits, tubing, storage bags, valves, shields, bottles, flanges, and
3 other items used in conjunction with a breast pump for milk
4 expression or storage;
5 3. "Certified Nurse-Midwife" means a person licensed to
6 practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse�Certified Nurse-
7 Midwife (APRN-CNM) as defined in the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act;
8 4. "Feeding aids" means tools or devices that assist caregivers
9 in providing nutrition to infants that have difficulty
10 breastfeeding, need additional supplements, or have special needs;
11 5. "Lactation consultant" means a person certified by the
12 International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners or otherwise
13 credentialed under state or federal law to provide lactation support
14 and counseling services;
15 6. "Licensed Certified Professional Midwife" means a person
16 licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Midwives Licensure Act; and
17 7. "Perinatal doula" means a trained, nonmedical professional
18 who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational
19 support to a person before, during, and after childbirth, or
20 miscarriage.
21 B. Required Coverage.
22 1. Every individual and group health insurance policy,
23 contract, or plan delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended,
24 or modified in this state shall provide coverage for all services
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1 related to pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn care that are rendered
2 by:
3 a. a perinatal doula, or
4 b. an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse�Certified Nurse-
5 Midwife (APRN-CNM) or Licensed Certified Professional
6 Midwife, including services for home births, home
7 visits, and support during labor, or miscarriage.
8 2. Required coverage shall include all necessary equipment and
9 medical supplies for home birth and postpartum recovery.
10 3. Coverage shall include home visits by a lactation consultant
11 for assessment, counseling, and support.
12 4. Coverage shall include the purchase, rental, or replacement
13 of breast pumps, breast pump supplies, breastfeeding supplies, and
14 feeding aides as recommended by a lactation consultant or health
15 care provider.
16 5. Coverage for postpartum services shall be available for not
17 less than one (1) year following birth.
18 6. Coverage required under this section shall be provided
19 without any cost-sharing requirement, including deductibles,
20 copayments, or coinsurance.
21 7. Nothing in this section shall limit the number of lactation
22 consultations, home visits, breast pumps, breast pump supplies,
23 breastfeeding supplies, or feeding aides that a beneficiary is
24 entitled to receive.
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1 C. Medical Assistance Program.
2 1. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall ensure that the
3 state's medical assistance program, SoonerCare, provides coverage
4 consistent with paragraphs 2 through 7 of subsection B of this
5 section.
6 2. Such coverage shall include consultant-recommended or
7 provider-recommended breast pumps and related supplies without
8 limitation on quantity or frequency of services.
9 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
10 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1378 of Title 68, unless there
11 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
12 A. The gross receipts or gross proceeds derived from the sale,
13 rental, or lease of breast pumps, breast pump supplies,
14 breastfeeding supplies, and feeding aides shall be exempt from the
15 sales tax and the use tax levied pursuant to the Oklahoma Sales Tax
16 Code and the Oklahoma Use Tax Code.
17 B. For purposes of this section, "breast pump", "breast pump
18 supplies", and "feeding aides" shall have the same meanings as
19 provided in Section 1 of this act.
20 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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22 60-2-14091 MJ 01/06/26
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