How to enroll as a Medicaid doula in Kansas
KanCare (Kansas Medicaid) · coverage since July 1, 2024 · last checked July 25, 2026
KanCare has covered doula services since July 1, 2024. The full benefit pays $1,295: $420 for prenatal support, $375 for postpartum support, and $500 for birth attendance. You can qualify with a listed certification or 30 documented training hours; either route also requires an attestation for three births. Enroll through KMAP, then complete contracting with each managed care plan you intend to bill. Every client needs a recommendation from a qualifying licensed provider.
What Medicaid pays
$1,295 for the full prenatal, postpartum, and birth benefit
- Prenatal T1032 pays $15 per 15-minute unit, with up to 28 units: $420
- Postpartum T1032 pays $15 per 15-minute unit, with up to 25 units: $375
- Labor and delivery T1033 pays $500 once per 280 days. The full published benefit totals $1,295
Coverage from confirmed conception through 12 months postpartum: up to 7 hours of prenatal support (28 15-minute units), ~6.25 hours postpartum (25 units), plus labor & delivery attendance.
Who can apply
- Pathway 1: current certification from an organization listed in the KMAP Doula Attestation Packet, or Pathway 2: certificates totaling 30 training hours across the specified content areas
- Either pathway requires the KMAP attestation documenting attendance at 3 births; submit the packet with enrollment
- Services require a recommendation from a Kansas-licensed physician, RN, clinical social worker, NP, PA, or CNM
How to enroll
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Step 1
Get your free Type 1 NPI
NPPES, taxonomy 374J00000X. Kansas names the exact taxonomy in its own bulletin (KMAP 24099).
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Step 2
Enroll in KMAP with the attestation packet
portal.kmap-state-ks.us, attaching your certification or 30-hour training documentation.
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Step 3
Select your MCOs inside the same application
The KMAP application lets you pick which KanCare plans (Sunflower, UnitedHealthcare, Healthy Blue Kansas) receive your approved file for credentialing. KMAP forwards the paperwork for you.
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Step 4
Complete each plan's contracting
KMAP forwards the approved file, but each selected plan still completes its own credentialing and contract. Confirm approval and an effective date with the plan before billing.
How you get paid
The KMAP application routes your approved file to the selected KanCare plans. Healthy Blue Kansas replaced Aetna under the 2025 contracts. Each plan completes its own contracting, and every client still needs a recommendation from a qualifying licensed provider.
What to plan for
The licensed-provider recommendation adds a step for every client. Plan processes also changed with the 2025 KanCare contracts, so verify current contacts and forms before applying.
Where to get help
- KDHE Doula Toolkit (the state's central doula-provider resource)
- KMAP provider portal (enrollment, the attestation packet, and fee schedules)
- Kansas Birth Justice Society (Wichita organization that championed the benefit; trains community-based doulas)
Sources and last checked
We checked these details on July 25, 2026.
- KMAP Bulletin 24099 (doula enrollment & coverage)
- KMAP Doula Attestation Form Packet
- KDHE / KanCare benefit announcement (2024)
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