Bill Text: TX SB1929 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to maternal mortality and morbidity and pregnancy-related deaths, including postpartum depression.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-27 - House appoints conferees-reported [SB1929 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1929-Comm_Sub.html
By: Kolkhorst, et al. | S.B. No. 1929 | |
(Burkett, Walle) | ||
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relating to maternal mortality and morbidity and pregnancy-related | ||
deaths, including postpartum depression. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 34.005, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 34.005. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. The task force shall: | ||
(1) study and review: | ||
(A) cases of pregnancy-related deaths; and | ||
(B) trends, rates, or disparities in | ||
pregnancy-related deaths and [ |
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(2) determine the feasibility of the task force | ||
studying cases of severe maternal morbidity; and | ||
(3) make recommendations to help reduce the incidence | ||
of pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity in this | ||
state. | ||
SECTION 2. Sections 34.007(a) and (b), Health and Safety | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The department shall determine a statistically | ||
significant number of cases of pregnancy-related deaths for review. | ||
The department shall either randomly select cases or select all | ||
cases for the task force to review under this subsection to reflect | ||
a cross-section of pregnancy-related deaths in this state. | ||
(b) The department shall statistically analyze aggregate | ||
data of pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity in | ||
this state to identify any trends, rates, or disparities. | ||
SECTION 3. Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, is amended by | ||
adding Section 34.0155 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 34.0155. REPORT ON MATERNAL MORTALITY AND | ||
PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS. The commission shall: | ||
(1) evaluate options for reducing maternal mortality, | ||
focusing on the most prevalent causes of maternal mortality as | ||
identified in the task force's biennial report required under | ||
Section 34.015, and for treating postpartum depression in | ||
economically disadvantaged women; | ||
(2) submit a written report that summarizes the | ||
commission's efforts to accomplish the tasks described by | ||
Subdivision (1) to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the | ||
speaker of the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget | ||
Board, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature | ||
not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year; and | ||
(3) to the extent authorized by state and federal law, | ||
apply for federal money to fund the screening and treatment of | ||
postpartum depression under Section 10005 of the 21st Century Cures | ||
Act (42 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and consider the | ||
recommendations contained in the task force's biennial report in | ||
using any federal grant money received. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 34.018, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 34.018. SUNSET PROVISION. The task force is subject to | ||
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued | ||
in existence as provided by that chapter, the task force is | ||
abolished and this chapter expires December 31, 2023 [ |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |