Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 34.0155 — REPORT ON PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS, SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY, AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

HS § 34.0155Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 34. TEXAS MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY REVIEW COMMITTEE

Statute text

The commission shall:

(1)evaluate options for reducing pregnancy-related deaths, focusing on the most prevalent causes of pregnancy-related deaths as identified in the joint biennial report required under Section 34.015, and for treating postpartum depression in economically disadvantaged women;

(2)in coordination with the department and the review committee, identify strategies to:

(A)lower costs of providing medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, related to severe maternal morbidity and chronic illness; and

(B)improve quality outcomes related to the underlying causes of severe maternal morbidity and chronic illness; and

(3)not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, submit 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 a written report that includes:

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (S.B. 750), Sec. 17, eff. June 10, 2019.