Actuarial review of doula services - report - definition

10-16-155.5. Actuarial review of doula services - report - definition. (1) The division shall contract with an independent entity to conduct an actuarial review of the potential health-care costs and benefits of including coverage for doula services for pregnant and postpartum persons covered by health benefit plans. (2) The division shall present the results from the actuarial review conducted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to the general assembly as part of the division's SMART Act presentation required by section 2-7-203 during state fiscal year 2024-25. (3) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, doula means a trained birth companion who provides personal, nonmedical support to pregnant and postpartum people and their families prior to childbirth, during labor and delivery, and during the postpartum period. Source: L. 2023: Entire section added, (SB 23-288), ch. 279, p. 1655, � 3, effective May 30. Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 23-288, see section 1 of chapter 279, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.