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Senate Bill 436 |
Senate Author: Nelson et al. |
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Effective: 6-7-19 |
House Sponsor: Price et al. |
Senate Bill 436 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), in collaboration with the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force, to develop and implement initiatives to improve maternal and newborn health for women with opioid use disorder. The bill authorizes DSHS, before implementing the initiatives, to conduct a limited pilot program in one or more geographic areas of Texas to implement these initiatives at licensed hospitals with expertise in caring for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome or related conditions.