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Bill to codify access to maternal and child health data draws wide support from researchers and quality‑improvement groups
Summary
Sen. Dung Guareca (District 70) introduced LB446 to clarify who can access maternal and child vital‑statistics data and to require an annually updated data dashboard and a formal researcher application process.
Sen. Dung Guareca (District 70) introduced LB446 with an explanation that Nebraska’s vital statistics statute lacks clarity about who may request state maternal and child health data and how quality improvement organizations access it. The bill would codify an annual update requirement for an existing data dashboard, formalize an application process for researchers who want access to de‑identified aggregate records, and explicitly permit the statewide perinatal quality improvement collaborative to receive that aggregate data for quality improvement work.
Researchers and clinical quality leaders gave the committee consistent testimony on the bill’s goals. Chad Abresch of the University of Nebraska…
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