| |
| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to maternal morbidity and pregnancy-related deaths. |
|
|
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 [in] severe maternal morbidity; |
|
|
(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. 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 [September 1,
|
|
|
2019]. |
|
|
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
|
|
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
|
|
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
|
|
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
|
|
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
|
|
legislative session. |