Bill Text: VA HB2613 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Maternity care patients; adds information about perinatal anxiety.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0433) [HB2613 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB2613-Introduced.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §32.1-134.01 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§32.1-134.01. Certain information required for maternity patients.
Every licensed nurse midwife, licensed midwife, or hospital
providing maternity care shall, prior to releasing each maternity patient, make
available to such patient and, if present, to the father of the infant, and
other relevant family members, or
caretakers, information about the incidence of postpartum blues and,
perinatal depression, and perinatal
anxiety; information to
increase awareness of shaken baby syndrome and the dangers of shaking infants,;
and information about safe sleep environments for infants that is consistent
with current information available from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
This information shall be discussed with the maternity patient and the father
of the infant, and other relevant family
members, or caretakers who are present
at discharge.