Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1244
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 16-46-18.
Synopsis: Maternal health. Requires the Indiana department of health
(department) to develop a program to award grants to certain
community based programs to reduce the prevalence of maternal
mortality in Indiana. Requires the department to collaborate with the
statewide maternal mortality review committee in developing the
program. Provides that the department shall establish workgroups to
assist in developing the program. Allows the department to adopt rules
to administer the program.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Summers
January 9, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1244
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 16-46-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]:
4 Chapter 18. Grants to Reduce Maternal Mortality
5 Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall develop a program to
6 award grants to community based programs designed to reduce the
7 prevalence of maternal mortality in Indiana.
8 (b) In developing the grant program under subsection (a), the
9 state department shall collaborate with the statewide maternal
10 mortality review committee.
11 (c) The state department shall establish workgroups to assist in
12 the development of the grant program. The members of a
13 workgroup may include the following:
14 (1) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
15 (2) The maternal mortality review coordinator.
16 (3) The chairperson for a suicide and overdose fatality review
17 team.
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1 (4) Health care providers specializing in maternal care.
2 (5) Mental health counselors.
3 (6) Behavioral health specialists.
4 (7) Public health advocates who work with maternal mortality
5 prevention.
6 (8) Representatives of community based organizations
7 involved in providing education, awareness, or support
8 relating to maternal mortality.
9 (9) Any other persons the state department determines are
10 necessary.
11 (d) The state department may make grants to community based
12 programs that provide mental and behavioral health treatments
13 and support to individuals with maternal mental health conditions
14 or substance use disorders.
15 Sec. 2. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
16 to administer this chapter.
17 Sec. 3. This chapter does not prevent a community based
18 program from receiving funds from other sources to reduce
19 maternal mortality.
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