Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 414 § 414.669 — Payment for doula, lactation counselor and lactation educator services

Payment for doula, lactation counselor and lactation educator services. (1) The Oregon Health Authority, in coordination with the Traditional Health Workers Commission, shall in each even-numbered year review, and revise if necessary, any rates of reimbursement in the state medical assistance program for doulas. When reviewing and revising rates of reimbursement, the authority shall consider factors including retention of doulas and the need to ensure that a career as a doula is financially sustainable, access to culturally specific doulas and evidence-based factors and empirical studies related to the cost-effectiveness of services provided by doulas. (2) The authority shall in each even-numbered year review, and revise if necessary, any rates of reimbursement in the state medical assistance program for lactation counselors and lactation educators. When reviewing and revising rates of reimbursement, the authority shall consider factors including retention of lactation counselors and lactation educators and the need to ensure that a career as a lactation counselor or lactation educator is financially sustainable, access to culturally specific lactation counselors and lactation educators and evidence-based factors and empirical studies related to the cost-effectiveness of services provided by lactation counselors and lactation educators. [Formerly 414.768; 2025 c.539 §8]