bill hooking the maternal mortality committee into CDC data

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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.