Delaware Code Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 6536A. Medical care

(a) The Department shall make reasonable accommodations for the provision of available midwifery or doula services to pregnant or postpartum persons who have given birth in the last 6 weeks who are subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V.  Persons providing midwifery or doula services must be granted appropriate facility access, must be allowed to attend and provide assistance during labor and childbirth where feasible, and must have access to the pregnant or postpartum person's relevant, otherwise protected health-care information if the pregnant or postpartum person seeking midwifery or doula services authorizes disclosure.

(b) The Department shall provide written notice to all pregnant and postpartum persons subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V of the availability of midwifery and doula services.

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(d) Subject to the availability of funds, the Department shall provide midwifery or doula services to pregnant or postpartum persons who have given birth in the last 6 weeks who are subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V.

(e) The Department shall ensure that pregnant persons subject to this section are able to meet with a doula or midwife to create a written birth plan surrounding the birth of their child.  The birth plan shall include the following:

(f) Nothing in this section prevents the Department from adopting policy guidelines for the delivery of midwifery or doula services to pregnant or postpartum person subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V.  Services under this section may not supplant health-care services routinely provided to persons subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V.

(g) The Department shall publish an annual report with the following information regarding pregnant and postpartum persons subject to the custody of the Department at Level IV or V:

(h) The Department shall submit the annual report under subsection (g) of this section, along with the annual report created under § 6536B of this title, to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services not later than January 1.