HB514 - Relating to a maternal health care workforce campaign.

  89R2863 JDK-D     By: Lalani, Plesa, Simmons, et al. H.B. No. 514       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a maternal health care workforce campaign.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 32, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 32.022 to read as follows:           Sec.   32.022.     MATERNAL HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE CAMPAIGN. (a)   In this section, "maternal health care professional" means a   professional who is certified or licensed in this state to provide   maternal health care, including a doula and an individual who   provides nonmedical support during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and   the postpartum period.           (b)     Using available resources, the department shall develop   and implement a public outreach campaign to increase the number of   maternal health care professionals in this state's health care   workforce to improve access to maternal health care in rural areas   of this state and other areas with a shortage of maternal health   care professionals. The department shall design the campaign to:                 (1)     prioritize continuing education for maternal   health care professionals;                 (2)     facilitate the implementation of training   programs to:                       (A)     provide trauma-informed care training for   all maternal health care professionals;                       (B)     increase the number of maternal health care   professionals in rural areas of this state and other areas with a   shortage of maternal health care professionals; and                       (C)     increase the number in the maternal health   care workforce of health care professionals who are members of   racial or ethnic minority groups;                 (3)     increase the overall capacity of the maternal   health care workforce in this state, including by investing in   equipment and locations to provide maternal health care; and                 (4)     facilitate the implementation of maternal health   care programs to improve access to maternal health care and provide   services to women of underserved racial or ethnic minority groups.           (c)     The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary   to implement this section.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human   Services Commission shall adopt the rules and the Department of   State Health Services shall develop and implement the maternal   health care workforce campaign required by Section 32.022, Health   and Safety Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.