AB 508,
as amended, Cristina Garcia. Public health: maternalbegin delete care.end deletebegin insert health.end insert
Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and sets forth its powers and duties, as specified. Existing law requires the department to maintain a program ofbegin delete maternal and child health.end deletebegin insert maternal, child, and adolescent health.end insert
This bill would require the department tobegin delete prepare and publishend deletebegin insert prepare, submit to the Legislature, and post to the department’s Internet Web siteend insert an annual report on maternal mortality and morbidity in California. The bill also
would require the department to include in the report an in-depth analysis of maternal deaths and pregnancy-related complications, and would require the department, in order to develop the most accurate reports, to support efforts of private-public collaboration to collect necessary data and complete the report.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 123237 is added to the Health and Safety
2Code, to read:
(a) begin deleteThe end deletebegin insertNotwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the
4Government Code, the end insertState Department of Public Health, as part
5of its work to advance and improve California maternity care
6through data-driven quality improvement, shall prepare andbegin delete publishend delete
7begin insert submit to the Legislatureend insert an annual report on maternal mortality
8and morbidity in California.begin insert
The department also shall post each
9annual report on its Internet Web site.end insert The report shall include,
10but not be limited to, an analysis of all maternal deaths and
11instances of complications related to pregnancy, which includes
12all of the following:
13(1) Patient demographics.
14(2) Underlying causes.
15(3) Contributing factors.
16(4) Suggestions for improvements in care.
17(b) In order to develop the most accurate reports, the department
18shall support efforts of private-public collaboration to collect and
19analyze necessary data and complete the report.
20(c) A report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be
21submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
22Code.
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