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CA AB2739
Bill
Status
2/18/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jim Patterson
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AI Summary
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Requires the California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee to collect and include data from counties participating in the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) process in its published findings.
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Defines intrapartum stillbirth under the FIMR process as stillbirth at 20 weeks or more of gestation.
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Establishes a process for the State Department of Public Health to accept information from individuals who have experienced stillbirth regarding causes, maternal demographics, and other relevant maternal factors.
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Requires the department to provide stillbirth survivors and families with access to grief counseling, support groups, education, funeral information, and other related resources.
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Authorizes the department to contract with nonprofit organizations providing stillbirth-related services to deliver these resources if determined to be more cost-effective.
Legislative Description
Stillbirth: research.
Last Action
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
3/14/2022