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| 5 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 6 | | relating to maternal mortality and morbidity and pregnancy-related |
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| 8 | 7 | | deaths, including postpartum depression. |
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| 9 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 34.005, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 11 | 10 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 11 | | Sec. 34.005. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. The task force shall: |
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| 13 | 12 | | (1) study and review: |
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| 14 | 13 | | (A) cases of pregnancy-related deaths; and |
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| 15 | 14 | | (B) trends, rates, or disparities in |
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| 16 | 15 | | pregnancy-related deaths and [in] severe maternal morbidity; |
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| 17 | 16 | | (2) determine the feasibility of the task force |
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| 18 | 17 | | studying cases of severe maternal morbidity; and |
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| 19 | 18 | | (3) make recommendations to help reduce the incidence |
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| 20 | 19 | | of pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity in this |
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| 21 | 20 | | state. |
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| 22 | 21 | | SECTION 2. Sections 34.007(a) and (b), Health and Safety |
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| 23 | 22 | | Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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| 24 | 23 | | (a) The department shall determine a statistically |
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| 25 | 24 | | significant number of cases of pregnancy-related deaths for review. |
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| 26 | 25 | | The department shall either randomly select cases or select all |
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| 27 | 26 | | cases for the task force to review under this subsection to reflect |
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| 28 | 27 | | a cross-section of pregnancy-related deaths in this state. |
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| 29 | 28 | | (b) The department shall statistically analyze aggregate |
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| 30 | 29 | | data of pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity in |
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| 31 | 30 | | this state to identify any trends, rates, or disparities. |
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| 32 | 31 | | SECTION 3. Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, is amended by |
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| 33 | 32 | | adding Section 34.0155 to read as follows: |
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| 34 | 33 | | Sec. 34.0155. REPORT ON MATERNAL MORTALITY AND |
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| 35 | 34 | | PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS. The commission shall: |
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| 36 | 35 | | (1) evaluate options for reducing maternal mortality, |
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| 37 | 36 | | focusing on the most prevalent causes of maternal mortality as |
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| 38 | 37 | | identified in the task force's biennial report required under |
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| 39 | 38 | | Section 34.015, and for treating postpartum depression in |
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| 40 | 39 | | economically disadvantaged women; |
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| 41 | 40 | | (2) submit a written report that summarizes the |
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| 42 | 41 | | commission's efforts to accomplish the tasks described by |
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| 43 | 42 | | Subdivision (1) to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the |
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| 44 | 43 | | speaker of the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget |
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| 45 | 44 | | Board, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature |
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| 46 | 45 | | not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year; and |
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| 47 | 46 | | (3) to the extent authorized by state and federal law, |
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| 48 | 47 | | apply for federal money to fund the screening and treatment of |
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| 49 | 48 | | postpartum depression under Section 10005 of the 21st Century Cures |
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| 50 | 49 | | Act (42 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and consider the |
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| 51 | 50 | | recommendations contained in the task force's biennial report in |
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| 52 | 51 | | using any federal grant money received. |
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| 53 | 52 | | SECTION 4. Section 34.018, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 54 | 53 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 55 | 54 | | Sec. 34.018. SUNSET PROVISION. The task force is subject to |
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| 56 | 55 | | Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued |
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| 57 | 56 | | in existence as provided by that chapter, the task force is |
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| 58 | 57 | | abolished and this chapter expires December 31, 2023 [September 1, |
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| 59 | 58 | | 2019]. |
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| 60 | 59 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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