HB731 - Relating to certain duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

  89R1915 LRM-D     By: Walle H.B. No. 731       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and   Morbidity Review Committee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 34.005, Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 34.005.  DUTIES OF REVIEW COMMITTEE.  The review   committee shall:                (1)  study and review:                      (A)  cases of pregnancy-related deaths;                      (B)  trends, rates, or disparities in   pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity;                      (C)  health conditions and factors that   disproportionately affect the most at-risk population as   determined in the joint biennial report required under Section   34.015; and                      (D)  best practices and programs operating in   other states that have reduced rates of pregnancy-related deaths;                (2)  compare rates of pregnancy-related deaths based on   the socioeconomic status of the mother;                (3)  determine the feasibility of the review committee   studying cases of severe maternal morbidity; [ and ]                (4)  in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory   Council, make recommendations to help reduce the incidence of   pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity in this   state ; and                 (5)     participate in and use the Maternal Mortality   Review Information Application (MMRIA) data system administered by   the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to facilitate the   review committee's functions and duties under this chapter,   including the processing and analysis of health care data related   to cases of maternal mortality and morbidity in this state .          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.