A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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Overview
This bill aims to improve efforts to prevent maternal deaths in the United States. It reauthorizes funding for State-based maternal mortality review committees and directs the Department of Health and Human Services to share effective strategies for preventing maternal mortality with hospitals, professional organizations, and collaborative groups. The bill also increases funding for these initiatives over a ten-year period.
Key provisions
- Reauthorizes funding for State-based maternal mortality review committees.
- Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention.
- Requires the dissemination of best practices at least annually.
- Updates procedures for collecting and improving death record reports.
- Redesignates and modifies existing sections within the Public Health Service Act related to maternal mortality review and prevention.
- Increases funding for maternal mortality prevention programs from $58 million to $100 million per year for fiscal years 2026-2030.
Who is affected
- Hospitals
- State professional societies
- Perinatal quality collaboratives
- Pregnant women and new mothers
- Healthcare providers
Notable changes
- Increases funding for maternal mortality prevention programs.
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