Bill Text: IA SF54 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to maternal health best practices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-17 - Subcommittee: Edler, Garrett, and Petersen. S.J. 143. [SF54 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF54-Introduced.html
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BY
PETERSEN
,
CELSI
,
DOTZLER
,
JOCHUM
,
QUIRMBACH
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
DONAHUE
,
KNOX
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
BENNETT
,
WEINER
,
WINCKLER
,
GIDDENS
,
BISIGNANO
,
and
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
maternal
health
best
practices.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135B.36
Maternal
health
best
1
practices
or
safety
bundles.
2
A
hospital
licensed
under
this
chapter
that
provides
labor
3
and
delivery
services
shall
adopt
and
implement
the
current
4
best
practices
or
safety
bundles
recommended
by
the
American
5
college
of
obstetricians
and
gynecologists
and
the
alliance
6
for
innovation
on
maternal
health
including
but
not
limited
to
7
action
measures
for
obstetrical
hemorrhage,
severe
hypertension
8
or
preeclampsia,
prevention
of
venous
thromboembolism,
9
reduction
of
low-risk
primary
cesarean
births
and
support
10
for
intended
vaginal
births,
reduction
of
peripartum
racial
11
disparities,
and
postpartum
care
access
and
standards.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
maternal
health
best
practices
or
16
safety
bundle
requirements
for
hospitals.
The
bill
requires
17
a
licensed
hospital
that
provides
labor
and
delivery
services
18
to
adopt
and
implement
the
current
best
practices
or
safety
19
bundles
recommended
by
the
American
college
of
obstetricians
20
and
gynecologists
and
the
alliance
for
innovation
on
maternal
21
health.
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