SB 5835-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Requires the state health care authority to: (1) Require that health care facilities that provide newborn delivery services to medical assistance clients establish certain policies and procedures regarding placement of a newborn on the mother's chest and room-in practices where the newborn and mother share the same room; |
(2) Provide guidelines for hospitals to use when establishing the policies and procedures; |
(3) Require managed care organizations to report on the frequency in which they are able to adhere to the policies and procedures; and |
(4) Include advanced registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives when establishing certain performance measures. |
Requires the department of labor and industries to provide online education materials explaining the respective rights and responsibilities of employers and employees who have a health condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. |
Requires the attorney general to investigate complaints and provide enforcement. |
Creates the healthy pregnancy advisory committee to: (1) Develop a strategy for improving maternal and infant health outcomes; and |
(2) Conduct its activities in consultation with the maternal mortality review panel. |
Provides a July 1, 2019, expiration date for the healthy pregnancy advisory committee. |