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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to pregnancy-related deaths and maternal morbidity and the |
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creation of a maternal health care quality improvement program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 34.0155 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 34.0155. MATERNAL HEALTH CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT |
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PROGRAM. (a) The commission, department, and task force shall |
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implement a program to distribute maternal safety informational |
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materials to health care providers in this state to improve the |
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health care response for leading causes of preventable death among |
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pregnant and postpartum women. |
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(b) The commission, department, and task force shall |
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develop maternal safety informational materials that include tools |
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and procedures based on best practices for common medical issues in |
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maternal health. The informational materials must include for each |
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maternal health issue: |
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(1) care guidelines accessible in multiple formats, |
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including paper and electronic; |
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(2) a guide for implementing best practices in care |
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provided by hospitals; and |
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(3) a slide set for professional education focused on |
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maternal health care. |
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(c) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the commission shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the |
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Legislative Budget Board, and the appropriate standing committees |
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of the legislature a written report that includes: |
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(1) a summary of the program's implementation and |
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outcomes; and |
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(2) a summary on the feasibility of adding a provider's |
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use of procedures included in the maternal safety informational |
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materials as an indicator of quality for commission data. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |