118 HR 3838 RH: Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-10-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 196 118th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 3838 [Report No. 118–246] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2023 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. Cammack, and Ms. Castor of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce October 25, 2023 Additional sponsors: Ms. Wild, Ms. Granger, Ms. Ross, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Peters, Mr. Trone, Mr. Crow, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Soto, Mr. Allred, Ms. Caraveo, Ms. Crockett, and Ms. Clarke of New York October 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 6, 2023 A BILL To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023.

2.

Safe motherhood

(a)

Maternal mortality review committees

Section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12(d)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting (including obstetricians and gynecologists) after clinical specialties; and (2)in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— (A)in subclause (I), by striking as applicable and inserting if available; and (B)in subclause (III), by striking , as appropriate and inserting and coordinating with death certifiers to improve the collection of death record reports and the quality of death records, including by amending cause-of-death information on a death certificate, as appropriate. (b)

Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality

Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12) is amended— (1)by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2)by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e)

Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality

(1)

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, disseminate to hospitals, State professional society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives, best practices on how to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity that consider and reflect best practices identified through other relevant Federal maternal health programs. (2)

Frequency

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall disseminate the best practices referred to in paragraph (1) not less than once per fiscal year.. (c)

Extension

Subsection (g) of section 317K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by striking $58,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $108,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.

October 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed