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House passes bill to expand maternal mortality reviews and require psychiatric records for investigations
Summary
The House approved House Bill 89 to expand the maternal mortality review framework, establish perinatal regional centers and clarify autopsy and medical-record procedures, including greater access to psychiatric records for review committees.
The Georgia House on Monday passed House Bill 89, a committee-substitute measure that requires broader data access and creates structures intended to improve maternal mortality review and prevention.
Representative Sharon Cooper, the presenting sponsor, said the bill “sets up a committee that will look at these centers” and establishes parameters for a perinatal regional commission and the maternal mortality review process. Cooper said the bill also clarifies which…
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