Low-income women can apply to get family planning benefits.The Family Planning Program is a limited benefit program that only covers family planning services. Visits to a doctor, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or clinic for birth control will be covered.; Services include:
- Advice about birth control methods;
- Physical exams, including pelvic and breast exam; screenings, such as pap smears and sexually transmitted infections when done as part of the family planning visit;
- Birth control pills and devices, such as IUDs;
- Emergency contraception; and
- Permanent sterilization (must be age 21 or over).
Abortion and infertility treatments are not covered.
Please note, the Maryland Medical Assistance Family Planning Program does not cover enough services to be a health insurance plan. You may have to pay a fine if you do not enroll in another health insurance plan as of January 1, 2014. Visit www.MarylandHealthConnection.gov or call 1-855-642-8572 to find out what plan is right for you. You may qualify for full Medicaid benefits or get help paying for a health insurance plan.
