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Committee sends postpartum care information bill to consent, sponsors plan amendments
Summary
Senate Bill 95, requiring the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and birthing providers to make postpartum depression information and an assessment tool available, advanced out of committee 9-0 and was placed on consent; sponsor and advocates said they expect to amend timelines and screening windows based on clinical feedback.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee advanced Senate Bill 95 on Wednesday, sending the measure to the consent calendar after a 9-0 recorded vote.
Senator Julie Rocky Adams, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure would require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to post information on postpartum depression and a postpartum assessment tool on its website. The bill also requires birthing centers and hospitals to provide postpartum information to parents and asks…
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