Improving Coordination for Healthy Moms Act

Bill: 117-s-3362
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2021-12-09
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Improving Coordination for Healthy Moms Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to implement a coordinated approach for monitoring and sharing information about its maternal health efforts. The bill also tasks the Healthy People Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup and the Maternal Health Working Group with providing recommendations for establishing the approach.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3362 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2021 Mr. Warnock (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Healthy People Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup and the Maternal Health Working Group to establish a formal coordinated approach for monitoring maternal health efforts across the Department of Health and Human Services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Coordination for Healthy Moms Act . 2. Coordinated maternal health efforts The Healthy People Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup and the Maternal Health Working Group shall provide recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) for establishing a formal coordinated approach for monitoring maternal health efforts across the Department of Health and Human Services, including in rural and underserved areas, and the Secretary, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, shall establish such an approach. Such approach may include establishing a process for exchanging information and discussing relevant program efforts and outcomes across the agency, during regular standing meetings, on a routine basis.