Bill Text: CA AB508 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Public health: maternal health.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From Senate committee without further action. [AB508 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB508-Amended.html
Bill Title: Public health: maternal health.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From Senate committee without further action. [AB508 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB508-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 508 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 21, 2016 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 13, 2016 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 4, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Cristina Garcia ( Coauthor: Assembly Member Burke ) FEBRUARY 23, 2015 An act to add Section 123237 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 508, as amended, Cristina Garcia. Public health: maternal health. Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and sets forth its powers and duties, as specified. Existing law requires the department to maintain a program of maternal, child, and adolescent health. This bill would require the department toprepare,prepare and submit to theLegislature, and post to the department's Internet Web siteLegislature an annual report on maternal mortality and morbidity inCalifornia. The bill also would require the department to include in the reportCalifornia, including anin-depthanalysis of maternal deaths andpregnancy-related complications, andsevere maternal morbidity. The bill would also require the department, in order to developthe mostaccuratereports, to support efforts of private-public collaboration to collect necessary data and complete the report.reports in a resource-efficient manner, to consider existing resources, including, among others, opportunities for partnerships with other entities and use of physician volunteers. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 123237 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 123237. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the State Department of Public Health, as part of its work to advance and improve California maternity care through data-driven quality improvement, shall prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report on maternal mortality and morbidity in California.The department also shall post each annual report on its Internet Web site.The report shall include, but not be limited to,an analysis of all maternal deaths and instances of complications related to pregnancy, which includesall of the following:(1) Patient demographics.(2) Underlying causes.(3) Contributing factors.(1) An analysis of maternal deaths that includes both of the following: (A) Case review of each death. (B) Analysis of patient demographics, contributing factors, and underlying causes. (2) An analysis of all cases of severe maternal morbidity, as defined by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for which data collection is practicable, including analysis of patient demographics and underlying causes.(4)(3) Suggestions for improvements incare.care to reduce maternal death and severe maternal morbidity. (b) In order to developthe mostaccuratereports,reports in a resource-efficient manner, the department shallsupport efforts of private-public collaboration to collect and analyze necessary data and complete the report.consider existing resources, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Existing data sources available to the department. (2) Opportunities for partnerships with entities engaged in maternal care quality measurement or improvement. (3) Use of physician volunteers or committees. (c) A report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.