Pennsylvania Act 2023-5 — MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW ACT - MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE AND PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE

Act text

Session of 2023

No. 2023-5

SB 262

AN ACT

Amending the act of May 9, 2018 (P.L.118, No.24), entitled "An act establishing the Maternal Mortality Review Committee and providing for its powers and duties; providing for duties of the Department of Health; and imposing a penalty," further providing for maternal mortality review committee and for purpose and duties of committee.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 4 of the act of May 9, 2018 (P.L.118, No.24), known as the Maternal Mortality Review Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read:

Section 4. Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

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(i) Severe maternal morbidity data.--The department shall annually publish severe maternal morbidity data using hospitalization discharge data obtained from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. This data also shall be included in the report submitted by the committee under section 5(b)(5).

Section 2. Section 5(b)(5) of the act is amended to read:

Section 5. Purpose and duties of committee.

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(b) Duties.--The following apply:

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(5) The committee shall disseminate aggregated, nonindividually identifiable findings and recommendations at least every [three years] year to the secretary, the chairperson of the Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate, the chairperson of the Health Committee of the House of Representatives, health care providers, health care facilities and the general public.

Section 3. This act shall take effect in 90 days.

APPROVED--The 5th day of July, A.D. 2023.

JOSH SHAPIRO