3.0.0 6318 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z House H HR 2010-09-29 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-09-29T14:08:40Z 2010-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 N R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2010-09-29 True M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 2010-09-29 True Health Child health Department of Health and Human Services Education programs funding Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical education Medical research Minority education Sex and reproductive health Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's health Health 00 2010-09-29 Introduced in House 2011-02-22T20:07:01Z Maternity Care Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish and maintain a national registry of maternal and infant health information; (2) expand, enhance, and ensure the coordination of programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) relating to the reporting and collection of information on maternal and infant health; (3) award grants to vital records jurisdictions for the development and implementation of electronic birth and death systems to collect 2003 standard certificate data and for the training of individuals responsible for completing birth and death certificates; (4) enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to conduct an in-depth analysis of federal, state, and local programs that mitigate maternal mortality and morbidity; and (5) conduct or support research on the comparative effectiveness of clinical practices related to childbirth.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out services and programs for maternal and infant health education and training equivalent to PHSA services and programs of education and training relating to geriatrics; and (2) award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement, in coordination with such programs, initiatives to train and educate individuals in providing evidence-based maternal and infant health care.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) seek to enter into an arrangement with the Institute of Medicine to prepare a report on the creation of a uniform maternity care core curriculum to foster a shared knowledge base among maternity care professionals; (2) make grants to eligible entities or consortia to carry out demonstration projects in academic educational programs to develop, implement, and evaluate such curriculum and interdisciplinary team teaching and learning in maternity care education; and (3) allocate amounts for activities relating to maternity care workforce development.

Requires the National Health Care Workforce Commission to conduct an assessment of current and projected workforce needs for achieving the optimal delivery of maternity care services.

Amends the PHSA to require each center for research and demonstration of health promotion and disease prevention to conduct community-based participatory research on maternal and infant health.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities or consortia to carry out demonstration projects to increase recruitment of underrepresented minorities into the maternity care professions.

Directs the Secretary to designate an official within the Office of the Secretary to coordinate HHS programs and activities relating to maternal health.

]]> Maternity Care Improvement Act of 2010 Display Title Maternity Care Improvement Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure a national, coordinated approach to improving maternal and infant health. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Maternity Care Improvement Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr6318ih/xml/BILLS-111hr6318ih.xml 2010-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.