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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 862

Maternal Mortality Review Committee; authorize State Dept of Health to establish.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH THE MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE TO REVIEW MATERNAL DEATHS AND ESTABLISH STRATEGIES TO PREVENT MATERNAL DEATHS; TO ASSIGN THE COMMITTEE TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY, AND DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT TO DESIGNATE STAFF TO ASSIST THE COMMITTEE; TO DIRECT THE COMMITTEE TO SUBMIT A REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE NUMBERS, CAUSES AND RELEVANT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON MATERNAL MORTALITY DEATHS IN MISSISSIPPI, AND APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON HOW TO MOST EFFECTIVELY DIRECT STATE RESOURCES TO DECREASE MATERNAL MORTALITY IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE THAT DATA FOR THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW AND REPORTING SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE BY AGENCIES, OFFICIALS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HAVING INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE COMMITTEE TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES; TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS AND PHARMACIES TO PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE COMMITTEE TO ALL RELEVANT MEDICAL RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH A CASE UNDER REVIEW BY THE COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY TO PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS AND PHARMACIES PROVIDING ACCESS TO THOSE RECORDS IN GOOD FAITH; TO PROVIDE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROHIBITIONS ON DISCLOSURE OR ADMISSIBILITY AS EVIDENCE IN ANY PROCEEDING OF ALL INFORMATION, RECORDS AND OTHER DATA COLLECTED BY THE COMMITTEE; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE, OPINIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FORMED AS A RESULT OF THOSE PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIVITIES, AND RECORDS OBTAINED, CREATED OR MAINTAINED BY THE COMMITTEE ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMITTEE TO COMPILE REPORTS OF AGGREGATED, NONINDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE DATA ON A ROUTINE BASIS FOR DISTRIBUTION IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER STUDY THE CAUSES AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MATERNAL DEATHS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives