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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island Senate bill requires Medicaid coverage for licensed certified lactation counselors
Last action · February 27, 2026: Introduced, referred to Senate FinanceSponsors: Tiara Mack and 9 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island is required to cover services provided by licensed certified lactation counselors under a new Senate bill. The (EOHHS) must oversee the program, track related costs and usage, and ensure provider reimbursement is consistent with similar healthcare providers.
Low-income parents and infants enrolled in gain access to covered lactation support services from licensed professionals, with state agencies mandated to track expenses and utilization.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Medicaid enrollees
Enrollees gain insurance coverage for services provided by licensed certified lactation counselors.
Licensed certified lactation counselors
Practitioners become eligible for Medicaid reimbursement consistent with similar healthcare providers.
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Does Rhode Island Medicaid currently cover lactation counselors?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the Senate.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 27, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to Senate Finance
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
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