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TX SB737
Bill
Status
1/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jose Menendez
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AI Summary
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Expands the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee's duties to specifically include studying deaths and severe morbidity related to miscarriage, threatened miscarriage, or lack of access to therapeutic termination of pregnancy
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Requires the Department of State Health Services to aggregate and submit data to the review committee on cases of death and severe maternal morbidity related to miscarriage or attributable to lack of access to therapeutic pregnancy termination
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Creates an exception to the existing prohibition on collecting pregnancy termination records, allowing records on deaths or severe morbidity related to miscarriage or lack of therapeutic termination access to be collected, maintained, and disclosed for maternal mortality review purposes
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Requires the review committee to analyze trends, rates, and disparities in pregnancy-related deaths and severe morbidity specifically including cases related to miscarriage and lack of therapeutic termination access
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of maternal health records regarding miscarriage and lack of access to therapeutic termination of pregnancy.
Health
Last Action
Referred to Health & Human Services
2/7/2025