VA HB2581 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-05 - Tabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Maternal Mortality Review Team established; investigation. Directs the Department of Health to establish a Maternal Mortality Review Team to review all pregnancy-associated deaths and pregnancy-related deaths, as defined in the bill, occurring in the Commonwealth in a systematic way and (i) prepare a de-identified case summary for each case; (ii) determine the rate of pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths in the Commonwealth, including rates of such deaths among different demographic groups; (iii) identify risk factors of pregnancy-associated or pregnancy-related deaths and factors contributing to disparities in rates of such deaths among demographic groups; and (iv) recommend components of prevention and intervention programs to reduce the rate of pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths in the Commonwealth, including programs (a) for the education and training of health care providers providing services to women who are pregnant or who have been pregnant within the previous year and (b) specifically targeted at reducing racial or other disparities in rates of pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths in the Commonwealth. The bill also requires reporting of pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths by certain health care providers, law-enforcement officers, funeral directors, or other persons having knowledge of such deaths and directs the Department to establish a program for the reduction of pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths in the Commonwealth.

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Title

Maternal Mortality Review Team; established, investigations.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05HouseTabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2019-01-16HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
2019-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2019-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100313D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223705.5(n/a)See Bill Text
223711(n/a)See Bill Text
321373(n/a)See Bill Text
321376(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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