How should a care coordinator refer a Medicaid member to doula care in Michigan?

Start with Michigan Medicaid doula initiative, confirm Medicaid eligibility and payer type in your own system, use official state or plan links, and tell the member to confirm the doula accepts the member's plan before scheduling.

Should I enter member details?

No. Keep names, IDs, dates of birth, service dates, clinical notes, and plan records in your organization's approved system.

Michigan referral requirements

How to refer a Medicaid member to covered doula care in Michigan

Use Michigan Medicaid doula initiative sources to help a Medicaid member find and confirm doula support. Keep private member intake in your compliant system.

Open official source Find a doula

Confirm eligibility and plan in your own compliant system.

Use official program or directory links.

Do not send client details through public forms.

What to tell the member

Share program and referral requirements. Add member details only inside your organization's approved system.

Program requirements

Program: Michigan Medicaid doula initiative
Referral or recommendation: No separate individual recommendation is required when the statewide standing recommendation applies; keep the recommendation basis in the record.
Registry or provider setup: Join the MDHHS Doula Registry, maintain an individual Type 1 NPI, complete SIGMA VSS and MI Login setup, and enroll through CHAMPS.
Payer path: CHAMPS / Medicaid Health Plan pathways

Client privacy reminder

Do not put member names, Medicaid IDs, dates of birth, service dates, claim numbers, visit notes, or diagnoses in public forms, screenshots, or shared links.

Official links

Doula InitiativeMichigan MDHHS Become a Medicaid enrolled doulaMichigan MDHHS Medicaid health plansMichigan MDHHS Doula InitiativeMichigan MDHHS

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