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Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019

Introduced: August 30, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Aug 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Aug 30, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish specified grant programs to support positive maternal health care outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. Specifically, grants must be used to (1) develop best practices to reduce preventable maternal mortality; (2) train health care professionals about reducing and preventing discrimination when providing maternal health services; (3) support the collaboration of professionals across health settings with respect to maternal health; and may be used to (4) establish evidence-informed, integrated health care services to pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.

HHS also must contract with an independent research organization to study and make recommendations about best practices for reducing and preventing discrimination in the provision of maternal health services. HHS also must meet certain reporting requirements for specified maternal and child health care grant programs.

What's happening now September 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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