State Policy
2025 Pending State Maternal Mental Health Legislation
Stay informed on the latest developments in maternal mental health policy across the states.
Model State Legislation
The Policy Center has lead the development of model state legislation/regulation. The button below will take you to our models addressing formation of a task force, mandatory screening, network adequacy, what insurers should do and more.
Live Bills Addressing
Maternal Mental Health
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Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards
State Policy Fellows
The Nonprofit State Policy Fellows program trains and assists backbone organizations in developing a foundation for legislative and regulatory policy change to close gaps in maternal mental health in their states. Learn more here.
Agency Policy Fellows
The Government Agency Policy Fellows program trains and assists state agencies, such as Medicaid Agencies to address regulatory and payment infrastructure to close gaps in maternal mental health in their states. Learn more here.
State Policy Articles
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What State Legislatures are Doing in 2025 to Address Maternal Mental Health
Stay informed on maternal mental health state legislation in 2025. The Policy Center tracks new bills, engages with lawmakers, and shares model policies. Updated bi-weekly with the latest bill changes.
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2024 State Maternal Mental Health Legislation Report
This second annual state legislative report tracks the legislative actions states took in 2024 including states that introduced legislation, states that passed legislation including a summary of this legislation, and an assessment of alignment with our model legislation and our interpretation of the law’s likely impact.
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2023 State Maternal Mental Health Legislation Report
In 2023, there was an uptick in the number of state legislatures that took action on maternal mental health (MMH), with 15 states passing legislation, compared to 10 states in 2022 and 30 bills in 2023 compared to 10 bills in 2022.
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