85S10537 DMS-D
By: Neave H.B. No. 242
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to new mother wellness screenings under the Texas women's
health program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.0997 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0997. TEXAS WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAM: NEW MOTHER
WELLNESS SCREENINGS. (a) In this section, "Texas women's health
program" means a program operated by the commission that is
substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under
former Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, and that is intended
to expand access to preventive health and family planning services
for women in this state.
(b) The commission shall provide on request through the
Texas women's health program new mother wellness screenings to
determine if program participants are at a higher risk of death from
childbirth or childbirth-related complications and to determine
treatment options.
(c) The new mother wellness screenings provided under the
Texas women's health program must include screening for common
causes of maternal mortality, including:
(1) mental health conditions;
(2) behavioral health conditions;
(3) heart conditions;
(4) high blood pressure;
(5) hemorrhaging; and
(6) any other condition the commission determines
necessary.
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary
to implement this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.