TITLE: Relating to new mother wellness screenings under the Texas women's health program.

SUMMARY: Relating to new mother wellness screenings under the Texas women's health program.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to new mother wellness screenings under the Texas women's health program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 531.0997 to read as follows: Sec. 531.0997. TEXAS WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAM: NEW MOTHER WELLNESS SCREENINGS. (a) In this section, "Texas women's health program" means a program operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to preventive health and family planning services for women in this state. (b) The commission shall provide on request through the Texas women's health program new mother wellness screenings to determine if program participants are at a higher risk of death from childbirth or childbirth-related complications and to determine treatment options. (c) The new mother wellness screenings provided under the Texas women's health program must include screening for common causes of maternal mortality, including: (1) mental health conditions; (2) behavioral health conditions; (3) heart conditions; (4) high blood pressure; (5) hemorrhaging; and (6) any other condition the commission determines necessary. (d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.