Kira Johnson Act
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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Overview
The Kira Johnson Act aims to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, particularly among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals and other underserved populations. It provides funding for community-based organizations to improve maternal health equity, establishes training programs to reduce bias and racism in maternity care, and mandates hospitals to implement respectful maternity care compliance programs. The legislation also directs a study on effective strategies for addressing bias and implementing these programs, and requires ongoing reporting and evaluation.
Key provisions
- Provides sustained funding for community-based organizations to advance maternal health equity.
- Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for training to reduce bias and racism in maternity care settings.
- Mandates hospitals to establish and maintain respectful maternity care compliance programs.
- Directs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on program design and implementation.
- Requires the GAO to submit an annual report on the establishment of respectful maternity care compliance programs.
- Establishes a process for disseminating best practices for respectful maternity care compliance.
- Includes definitions related to postpartum care and culturally and linguistically congruent care.
- Authorizes appropriations of $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 and $5,000,000 for each of those years for the training program.
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