Fatality Review Teams And Granting Rule-Making Authority.

AI Summary

The bill aims to establish Fatality Review Teams to investigate and prevent maternal deaths, provide grants for such teams, and grant rule-making authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It seeks to improve understanding of factors contributing to maternal mortality and develop strategies to reduce these deaths through collaborative efforts at federal, state, and local levels. The bill empowers the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set guidelines for the teams' operations and allocate grants for their establishment and operation. This legislation intends to address the pressing issue of maternal mortality rates in the United States by promoting data-driven approaches and coordination among relevant stakeholders.

• 2023-04-20: Introduced

• 2023-04-20: Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

• 2023-08-10: Public hearing held

• 2023-09-28: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Rozar

• 2023-10-09: Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Subeck

• 2023-10-10: Executive action taken

• 2023-10-19: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0

• 2023-10-19: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 1

• 2023-10-19: Referred to committee on Rules

• 2024-02-14: LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

• 2024-04-15: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1