Sec. 34.0155. REPORT ON PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS, SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY, AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. The commission shall:
(1) evaluate options for reducing pregnancy-related deaths, focusing on the most prevalent causes of pregnancy-related deaths as identified in the joint biennial report required under Section 34.015, and for treating postpartum depression in economically disadvantaged women;
(2) in coordination with the department and the review committee, identify strategies to:
(A) lower costs of providing medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, related to severe maternal morbidity and chronic illness; and
(B) improve quality outcomes related to the underlying causes of severe maternal morbidity and chronic illness; and
(3) not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, 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:
(A) a summary of the commission's and department's efforts to accomplish the tasks described by Subdivisions (1) and (2); and
(B) a summary of the report required by Section 34.0156.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 12 (S.B. 17), Sec. 8, eff. August 16, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (S.B. 750), Sec. 17, eff. June 10, 2019.
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