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Virginia General Assembly · HB 838 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 682

State plan for medical assistance services; adds provision related to doula care.

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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; doula care. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; doula care. Adds provisions related to the provision of doula care under the state plan for medical assistance services specifying that such care includes support during labor and delivery and up to two linkage-to-care incentive payments for doulas.
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 682 (latest official status)
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The numbers

6
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Adele Y. McClureNicole ColeRae CousinsRozia A. Henson, Jr.Marcia S. "Cia" PriceKathy K.L. Tran

Recorded votes

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 14, X 1
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 7
Reported from Health and Human Services and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 8
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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