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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 1804 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health and promote safe motherhood. · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. State maternal health innovation

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Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 330N ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–20 ) the following: The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall continue in effect the State Maternal Health Innovation Program and the Supporting Maternal Health Innovation Program to award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of assisting States to implement State-specific actions that address racial, ethnic and geographic inequities in maternal health and improve maternal health outcomes, including the prevention and reduction of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity.
An entity receiving a grant under this section may use such funds— to translate recommendations on addressing maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity into action through activities which may include— establishing a State- or regional multi-State-focused Maternal Health Task Force to create and implement a strategic plan; improving the collection, analysis, and application of State- or regional multi-State-level data on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity; and promoting and executing innovation in maternal health service delivery, such as improving access to maternal health care services, identifying and addressing workforce needs, including maternal health provider shortages; identifying and addressing implicit and explicit bias based on race or ethnicity; or supporting postpartum and inter-pregnancy care services; or to provide support to entities receiving assistance under paragraph (1), and other initiatives of the Department of Health and Human Services to improve maternal health outcomes as the Secretary determines appropriate, States, multi-State regions and other stakeholders working to reduce and prevent maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity through activities which may include— providing capacity-building assistance to such entities to implement innovative and evidence-informed strategies; and establishing or continuing the operation of a resource center to provide national guidance to such entities, States, and key stakeholders to improve maternal health.
An entity carrying out activities under subsection (b)(1) shall coordinate and align such activities with the activities to improve maternal health outcomes carried out by such entities under title V of the Social Security Act. To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), a domestic public or non-profit private entity, Indian Tribe, or Tribal serving organization, such as a Tribal health department or other organization fulfilling similar functions for the Tribe, shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
In the case of applicants intending to carry out activities described in subsection (b)(1), such applicants shall demonstrate in such application that the entity has a commitment from a State or group of States to collaborate as part of the project on strengthening State-level capacity in achieving the program aims. Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, a report concerning the impact of the programs continued under this section on addressing inequities in maternal health and improving maternal health outcomes, including the prevention and reduction of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, together with recommendations on whether to expand such programs to additional recipients and the estimated amount of funds needed to expand such programs.
To carry out this section, including carrying out the programs referred to in subsection
(a)on a national basis (subject to the availability of appropriations), there is authorized to be appropriated $53,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025. .
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