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Senate file would require maternal mental health frameworks inside plans; committee lays bill over after testimony
Summary
Senate File 1085 asks health plans to establish maternal mental-health frameworks to ensure standardized screening, referrals, provider training and centralized referrals; medical experts and psychiatrists testified in support and the committee adopted an A3 technical amendment before laying the bill over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 1085, sponsored by Senator Mann, would require health plans to establish a maternal mental-health framework that standardizes screening, referral pathways, provider training and a centralized referral network to connect pregnant and postpartum women with care.
Senator Mann said the goal is to put “all hands on deck” to address maternal morbidity and mortality and mental-health disorders that contribute to maternal deaths. She noted the U.S.…
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