Preventing maternal deaths

(a) Maternal mortality review committees Section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting (including obstetricians and gynecologists) after clinical specialties; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking as applicable and inserting if available; and (B) in subclause (III), by striking, as appropriate and inserting and coordinating with individuals responsible for certifying deaths to improve the collection and quality of death record reports, including by amending errors and missing or incomplete information to cause-of-death information on a death certificate, as appropriate. (b) Maternal mortality Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, identify and disseminate to health care providers, relevant professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, best practices related to preventing maternal morbidity and mortality, taking into consideration any relevant findings from other Federal maternal health programs. (2) Frequency The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall disseminate the best practices referred to in paragraph (1) not less than once per fiscal year.. (c) Authorization of appropriations Subsection (g) of section 317K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking $58,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

(a) Maternal mortality review committees Section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting (including obstetricians and gynecologists) after clinical specialties; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking as applicable and inserting if available; and (B) in subclause (III), by striking, as appropriate and inserting and coordinating with individuals responsible for certifying deaths to improve the collection and quality of death record reports, including by amending errors and missing or incomplete information to cause-of-death information on a death certificate, as appropriate. (b) Maternal mortality Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, identify and disseminate to health care providers, relevant professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, best practices related to preventing maternal morbidity and mortality, taking into consideration any relevant findings from other Federal maternal health programs. (2) Frequency The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall disseminate the best practices referred to in paragraph (1) not less than once per fiscal year.. (c) Authorization of appropriations Subsection (g) of section 317K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–12), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking $58,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.