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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and |
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Morbidity Review Committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.005, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 34.005. DUTIES OF REVIEW COMMITTEE. The review |
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committee shall annually, using data from the preceding year: |
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(1) study and review: |
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(A) cases of pregnancy-related deaths; |
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(B) trends, rates, and [or] disparities in |
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pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity; |
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(C) health conditions and factors that |
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disproportionately affect the most at-risk population as |
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determined in the joint biennial report required under Section |
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34.015; and |
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(D) best practices and programs operating in |
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other states that have reduced rates of pregnancy-related deaths; |
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(2) compare rates of pregnancy-related deaths based on |
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the socioeconomic status of the mother; |
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(3) determine the feasibility of the review committee |
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studying cases of severe maternal morbidity; and |
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(4) in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory |
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Council, make recommendations to help reduce the incidence of |
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pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity in this |
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state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |