SB 246 (2025)

This bill is titled "The New Hampshire Momnibus 2.0". First, this bill provides maternal depression screening for new mothers. Second, the bill sets aside funding for a perinatal psychiatric provider consult line and rural maternal health EMS services. The bill also requires insurance coverage for perinatal home visiting services. The bill then requires employers to grant employees leave to attend medical appointments for fertility treatment and preservation, pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care. The bill also extends employment protection for employees who take family and medical leave so that the law applies to smaller employers. Lastly, the bill directs the Insurance Department to study barriers to independent birth centers and directs the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a plan for a perinatal peer support certification program.