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NH SB182

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Suzanne Prentiss

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Renames the maternal mortality review panel to the maternal mortality review committee, to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services and facilitated jointly with the New Hampshire Perinatal Quality Collaborative (NHPQC) affiliated with Dartmouth Health

  • Expands the definition of "pregnancy-related death" by removing the exclusion of accidental or incidental causes, allowing review of all deaths within one year of pregnancy's end

  • Adds two new committee members: a representative from the Division for Children, Youth and Families and a representative from the Department of Corrections

  • Transfers facilitation responsibilities from the Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network (NNEPQIN) to NHPQC, which will handle collecting, analyzing, and disseminating maternal mortality information

  • Requires all case findings to be included in case narratives supplied to the committee and grants the commissioner broader access to individually identifiable maternal mortality information for review purposes

Legislative Description

Relative to the maternal mortality review committee.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1180e: Amendment Adopted Voice Vote (in recess of) 03/12/2026 House Journal 8

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Executive Departments and Administration3/28/2025
Executive Departments and Administration1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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