HB2117 - Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

  89R10965 LRM-D     By: Walle H.B. No. 2117       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the 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 annually, using data from the preceding year :                (1)  study and review:                      (A)  cases of pregnancy-related deaths;                      (B)  trends, rates, and [ 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.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.