SB1347
Maternal Health Coordinator Program; created, report.
Summary
As Introduced. Maternal Health Coordinator Program; purpose.
Creates the Maternal Health Coordinator Program to serve preconception, pregnant, postpartum, and interconception women and their families within clinical, community, virtual, and home settings. Under the bill, the Department shall appoint a maternal health coordinator in each of the 35 health districts to conduct (i) case finding and outreach, (ii) ... (More) assessment of risk factors, (iii) case management, (iv) home visitation, (v) childbirth and parenting education, and (vi) father engagement activities. The bill directs the Department to also appoint a regional coordinator in each of the five health regions of the Commonwealth to provide consultation and assistance to the district maternal health coordinators and collect data on the Program for each local health district and compile a report to be submitted to the Department no later than December 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102731D
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1347)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25104972D-S1
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Left in Finance and Appropriations
