Maryland SB891 mandates screenings for perinatal mental health conditions and requires insurers to cover these screenings.
Maryland SB891 addresses perinatal mental health conditions by requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a screening program. Health care providers must screen for these conditions at prenatal visits, after birth, and during the child's first year. Insurers and nonprofit health service plans must cover these screenings. The bill also mandates continuing education on perinatal mental health conditions for health occupation license renewals and requires the Department to provide information on perinatal mental health to health care facilities and birthing parents.
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