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HR 2286 113th Congress House

MOMS for the 21st Century Act

Official title: To promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 7, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 6, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 19, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century or the MOMS for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Office on Women's Health to: (1) establish the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Promotion of Optimal Maternity Outcomes, and (2) develop and implement a consumer education campaign to promote understanding and acceptance of evidence-based maternity practices and models of care for optimal maternity outcomes among women of childbearing ages and their families.

Requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make publicly available and update an online bibliographic database identifying systematic reviews, including an explanation of the level and quality of evidence, for the care of childbearing women and newborns.

Requires the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to: (1) designate maternity care health professional shortage areas under the National Health Service Corps program, and (2) award planning and implementation grants to address workforce disparities for such professionals.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the establishment of two additional Centers for Excellence on Optimal Maternity Outcomes to conduct research to improve maternity outcomes.

Requires the Secretary to convene an Interprofessional Maternity Provider Education Commission to discuss and make recommendations for: (1) a consensus standard physiologic maternity care curriculum that takes into account the core competencies for basic midwifery practice and the educational objectives for physicians practicing in obstetrics and gynecology, (2) suggestions for multidisciplinary use of the consensus physiologic curriculum, (3) strategies to integrate and coordinate education across maternity care disciplines, and (4) pilot demonstrations of interprofessional educational models.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover services provided by a supervised student midwife or an intern or resident-in-training under a teaching program under certain circumstances.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2286: MOMS for the 21st Century Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2286/
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"H.R. 2286: MOMS for the 21st Century Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2286/.
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H.R. 2286, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2286/.
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