85S10540 DMS-D
By: Miles S.B. No. 59
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to pregnancy-related deaths and maternal morbidity and the
creation of a maternal health care quality improvement program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, is amended by
adding Section 34.0155 to read as follows:
Sec. 34.0155. MATERNAL HEALTH CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM. (a) The commission, department, and task force shall
implement a program to distribute maternal safety informational
materials to health care providers in this state to improve the
health care response for leading causes of preventable death among
pregnant and postpartum women.
(b) The commission, department, and task force shall
develop maternal safety informational materials that include tools
and procedures based on best practices for common medical issues in
maternal health. The informational materials must include for each
maternal health issue:
(1) care guidelines accessible in multiple formats,
including paper and electronic;
(2) a guide for implementing best practices in care
provided by hospitals; and
(3) a slide set for professional education focused on
maternal health care.
(c) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,
the commission shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the
Legislative Budget Board, and the appropriate standing committees
of the legislature a written report that includes:
(1) a summary of the program's implementation and
outcomes; and
(2) a summary on the feasibility of adding a provider's
use of procedures included in the maternal safety informational
materials as an indicator of quality for commission data.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.