Amendment ID: S2519-65

Amendment 65

Postpartum mental health coverage

Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Montigny, Feeney and O'Connor move that the proposed new draft be amended by adding after section 15 the following new section:

“SECTION X. Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended in Section 17C by inserting after the words “postpartum care,” in line 4 the following words:- “ including postpartum mental health care for up to 12 months postpartum,”;

And further moves that the proposed new draft be amended by adding after section 29 the following new section:

“SECTION X. Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended in Section 10E by inserting after the words “gynecological care,” in line 20-21, the following words:- “, including postpartum mental health care for up to 12 months postpartum”;

And further moves that the proposed new draft be amended by adding after section 36 the following new section:

“SECTION X. Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended in Section 47F by inserting after the words “post partum care,” in line 21 the following words:- “ including postpartum mental health care for up to 12 months postpartum,”

And further moves that the proposed new draft be amended by adding after section 39 the following new section:

“SECTION X. Chapter 176A of the General Laws is hereby amended in Section 8H by inserting after the words “post partum care,” in lines 7-8 the following words:- “ including postpartum mental health care for up to 12 months postpartum,”;

And further moves that the proposed new draft be amended by adding after section 42 the following new section:

SECTION X. Chapter 176B of the General Laws is hereby amended in Section 4H by inserting after the words “post partum care,” in lines 8 the following words:- “ including postpartum mental health care for up to 12 months postpartum,”;

And further moves that the proposed new draft be amended by adding after section 43 the following new section:

“SECTION X. Chapter 176G of the General Laws is hereby amended in Section 4I by inserting after the words “post partum care,” in lines 2 the following words:- “ including postpartum mental health care for up to 12 months postpartum,”.