Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-509-R1

Redraft EHS 509

Massachusetts Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee

Ms. Rausch, Mr. Tarr, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. O'Connor and Lewis, Ms. Miranda and Messrs. Payano and Montigny moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4590-1503, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the operations of and hiring additional personnel for the Massachusetts maternal mortality and morbidity review committee to enhance the committee’s ability to comprehensively review deaths and complications that occur during or within 1 year of pregnancy and make related remedial policy and practice recommendations; provided further, that the committee shall convene regularly to encourage consistent case review and reporting of findings and recommendations; provided further, that the department of public health shall submit to the committee, in a timely manner, aggregated and patient-level maternal morbidity and mortality data for review and utilization in developing recommendations to improve perinatal and maternal health outcomes; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the committee shall submit a report to the joint committee on public health, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the pregnancy and birth equity task force of the Massachusetts caucus of women legislators and the Massachusetts commission on the status of women on its findings and recommendations; and provided further, that the department shall publish the committee’s report on its website; and by striking out the figure “$10,533,558” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,883,558”.