The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) added doula services as a covered benefit on January 1, 2023. Doula services are available in fee-for-service and through managed care plans (MCPs). Services include personal support to individuals and families throughout pregnancy and one year postpartum. This includes emotional and physical support provided during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period, as well as support for and after miscarriage and abortion.

Link to DHCS details: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Pages/Doula-Services.aspx

SLO Doula Connection doulas who are now Medi-Cal providers have this noted under their photos on the Doula pages.