Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-1318
Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Minority health
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program under which HHS may make grants to states for the purpose of: (1) reviewing pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (maternal deaths); (2) establishing and sustaining a maternal mortality review committee to review relevant information; (3) ensuring that the state department of health develops a plan for ongoing health care provider education in order to improve the quality of maternal care, disseminate findings, and implement recommendations; (4) disseminating a case abstraction form to aid information collection for HHS review and preserve its uniformity; and (5) providing for the public disclosure of information included in state reports. 
 
The bill defines &quot;pregnancy-associated death&quot; as the death of a woman while pregnant or during the one-year period following the date of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of the cause of death. It defines &quot;pregnancy-related death&quot; as the death of a woman while pregnant or during the one-year period following the date of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of the pregnancy's duration, from any cause related to, or aggravated by, the pregnancy or its management, excluding any accidental or incidental cause. 
 
States shall develop procedures for mandatory reporting to their departments of health by health facilities and professionals concerning maternal deaths and for voluntary reporting of such deaths by family members.
 
States shall investigate each case and prepare a case summary for each case, to be reviewed by the committee and included in applicable reports.
 
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct HHS to take specified steps to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes.

action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 

Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 
 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2023 and revise certain Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) programs that support state and local surveillance of maternal mortality. 
 
Among other changes, the bill authorizes the CDC to support state and tribal maternal mortality review committees. Such committees must collect, analyze, and report specified data relating to pregnancy-associated deaths (i.e., deaths from any cause during, or within one year of, pregnancy) and pregnancy-related deaths (i.e., deaths from any cause during, or within one year of, pregnancy that are related to pregnancy or its management, excluding accidental or incidental causes).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 115-344.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 115-344.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-12-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7622)
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7622)
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10058-10060)
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10058-10060)
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318.
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10058-10061)
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 115-344