Definitions

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. Group Doula Visit. A perinatal visit, or visit for labor and delivery support, in which a doula supports more than one member who is in their perinatal period. 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. For adoptive parents of infants, the period in which the adopted infant is younger than one year of age.