Code of Massachusetts Regulations
130 CMR - DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Title 130 CMR 463.000 - Doula Services
Section 463.402 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 130 MA Code of Regs 130.463
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

The following terms used in 130 CMR 463.000 have the meanings given in 130 CMR 463.402 unless the context clearly requires a different meaning. The reimbursability of services defined in 130 CMR 463.000 is not determined by these definitions, but by application of 130 CMR 463.000 and 130 CMR 450.000: Administrative and Billing Regulations.

Doula. A qualified professional who provides non-medical emotional, informational, and physical support to individuals and families during pregnancy, delivery, and the post-pregnancy period.

Doula Group Practice. An entity that is not part of a hospital, other group practice, or other healthcare facility and that possesses its own legal identity, maintains its own patient records, administers its own budget and personnel, and is organized primarily for the purpose of rendering doula services.

Labor and Delivery. Childbirth or delivery of a fetus following pregnancy, inclusive of all pregnancy outcomes.

Perinatal. The period encompassing pregnancy and labor and delivery, through 12 months following delivery, inclusive of all pregnancy outcomes.

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