Bill > S3899

This bill requires the Department of Health (DOH) to establish a formal, regionalized maternity care classification system that defines the collaborative roles and relationships between all maternity care facilities in the state based on the level of maternity care provided. The classification system aims to ensure the provision of care to pregnant, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients along an integrated continuum of clinical and social risk-informed care, with the goal of reducing adverse maternity care experiences and outcomes and addressing obstetric inequities. The bill outlines the specific criteria and requirements for each level of maternity care, from accredited birthing centers to Level IV regional perinatal health care centers, and mandates the DOH to designate and maintain a list of maternity care facilities based on these classifications.

Health and Social Services

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