SB 10 IN

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Includes reporting to the statewide maternal mortality review committee (committee) for the release of mental health records without the consent of the patient. Requires the committee to review cases of maternal mortality involving the death of a woman occurring during pregnancy, through one year after the pregnancy. Requires a health care provider and a health facility to report deaths during pregnancy, through one year after a pregnancy to the committee for review. Requires the committee to review all cases of maternal death. Specifies that a health care provider includes a mental health professional for purposes of the review of records by the committee. Requires the committee to: (1) determine whether an abortion was performed on the individual and whether the abortion contributed to the maternal mortality; (2) determine whether a miscarriage occurred and whether the miscarriage contributed to the maternal mortality; and (3) include the findings in the committee's annual report. Requires the statewide maternal mortality review coordinator to establish a process to report cases to the committee. Changes the expiration date of the statewide maternal mortality review committee to June 30, 2025.

• Jean Leising Republican · author
• Ed Charbonneau Republican · author
• Vaneta Becker Republican · author
• Cindy Ziemke · sponsor

1. Jan 7, 2021 Authored by Senator Leising · upper
2. Jan 7, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
3. Jan 14, 2021 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
4. Jan 14, 2021 Senator Crider added as coauthor · upper
5. Jan 25, 2021 Senator Charbonneau added as second author · upper
6. Jan 25, 2021 Senator Becker added as third author · upper
7. Jan 25, 2021 Senators Glick and Breaux added as coauthors · upper
8. Feb 4, 2021 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
9. Feb 9, 2021 Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote · upper
10. Feb 9, 2021 Amendment #2 (Brown L) prevailed; Division of the Senate: yeas 34, nays 10 · upper
11. Feb 9, 2021 Amendment #3 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote · upper
12. Feb 9, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
13. Feb 11, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 93: yeas 41, nays 6 · upper
14. Feb 11, 2021 Cosponsors: Representatives Barrett, Fleming, Manning · upper
15. Feb 11, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Ziemke · upper
16. Feb 12, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
17. Feb 23, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
18. Mar 11, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
19. Mar 15, 2021 Amendment #1 (Ziemke) prevailed; voice vote · lower
20. Mar 15, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
21. Mar 16, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 264: yeas 97, nays 0 · lower
22. Mar 17, 2021 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
23. Mar 29, 2021 Motion to concur filed · upper
24. Apr 1, 2021 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 308: yeas 45, nays 3 · upper
25. Apr 12, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
26. Apr 13, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
27. Apr 19, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
28. Apr 19, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive
29. Apr 19, 2021 Public Law 65 · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Apr 5, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 6, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 14, 2021 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Feb 9, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Mar 11, 2021 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · Mar 15, 2021 · PDF