{"AmendmentNumber":"126","ParentBillNumber":"H5562","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"L_S1","Name":"Lindsay N. Sabadosa","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/L_S1","ResponseDate":"2026-07-06T14:16:54.217"},"Category":null,"Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Midwife Reimbursement Parity","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Ms. Sabadosa of Northampton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section: \r\nSection XXX: The third paragraph of section 10A of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as inserted by section 40 of chapter 186 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-\r\nThe payment rate for a service provided by a licensed certified professional midwife that is within the scope of the licensed certified professional midwife’s authorization to practice shall be no less than the payment rate for the same service if performed by a physician, regardless of the site of services.\r\n"}