TITLE: Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

SUMMARY: Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the 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 annually, using data from the preceding year:(1) study and review: (A) cases of pregnancy-related deaths; (B) trends, rates, and [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. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.