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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 346 (Introduced in Senate) — To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in mat... · Sec. 1003

Sec. 1003. COVID–19 maternal health data collection and disclosure

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The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall make publicly available on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data described in subsection (b). The data under subsection
(a)means data collected through Federal surveillance systems under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to COVID–19 and individuals who are pregnant or in a postpartum period. Such data shall include the following: Diagnostic testing, including the number of pregnant and postpartum individuals who are tested for COVID–19 and the number of positive cases. Suspected cases of COVID–19 in pregnant and birthing individuals and individuals in a postpartum period. Serologic testing, including the number of pregnant and postpartum individuals tested and the number of such serologic tests that were positive. Health care treatment for individuals who were infected with the virus, including hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and intensive care unit admissions. Health outcomes for pregnant individuals and infants confirmed or suspected of being infected with the virus, including— the number of fatalities and case fatalities (expressed as the proportion of individuals who were infected with the virus to individuals who died from the virus); and the number of stillbirths, infant mortality, pre-term births, infants born with a low-birth weight, and cesarean section births. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with Indian Tribes and confer with urban Indian organizations. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall disaggregate data by race, ethnicity, and location. During the COVID–19 public health emergency, the Secretary shall update the data made available under this section— at least on a monthly basis; and not less than one month after the end of such public health emergency. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall take steps to protect the privacy of individuals pursuant to regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note). Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance to States and local public health departments to ensure that— laboratories that test specimens for COVID–19 receive all relevant demographic data on race, ethnicity, pregnancy status, and other demographic data as determined by the Secretary; and data described in subsection
(b)is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and location. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with Indian Tribes— to ensure that such guidance includes Tribally developed best practices; and to reduce misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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