Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act
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Overview
The Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act authorizes funding for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies. Specifically, it increases funding for the Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies program, the ERASE MM program, and the PRAMS system. The bill also aims to improve data availability and transparency, focusing on disaggregated data by race and ethnicity, and establishes a task force to develop federal recommendations for respectful, responsive, and empowering maternity care during emergencies, with a focus on addressing disparities and promoting equitable access to care.
Key provisions
- Authorizes $100 million for the Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies program.
- Allocates $30 million to the ERASE MM program for expanding partnerships and technical assistance.
- Provides $45 million for the PRAMS program to enhance data collection and expand its reach.
- Establishes a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant for research on interventions to mitigate the effects of public health emergencies on maternal and infant health.
- Requires the public availability of maternal health data collected during public health emergencies.
- Mandates the creation of a task force to develop federal recommendations for respectful maternity care.
- Directs the Secretary to issue guidance to public health departments on data collection during emergencies.
- Defines key terms such as ‘culturally and linguistically congruent’ and ‘respectful maternity care’.
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