Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 32.155 — STATEWIDE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MATERNAL HEALTH CARE

HS § 32.155Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 32. MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH IMPROVEMENT · Art. F. DELIVERY AND IMPROVEMENT OF MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES INVOLVING MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

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(a)In this section, "social determinants of health" means the environmental conditions in which an individual lives that affect the individual's health and quality of life.

(b)The commission shall develop or enhance statewide initiatives to improve the quality of maternal health care services and outcomes for women in this state. The commission shall specify the initiatives that each managed care organization that contracts with the commission to provide health care services in this state must incorporate in the organization's managed care plans. The initiatives may address:

(1)prenatal and postpartum care rates;

(2)maternal health disparities that exist for minority women and other high-risk populations of women in this state;

(3)social determinants of health; or

(4)other priorities specified by the commission.

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 738 (H.B. 3265), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 2.26, eff. April 1, 2025.