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House passes bill to expand maternal‑mortality review access to clinical and psychiatric records
Summary
House Bill 89 passed after proponents said the measure will strengthen maternal‑mortality review capability by clarifying data access, establishing perinatal structures and specifying autopsy responsibilities; the House voted 68–7.
The Georgia House approved House Bill 89 to expand information access and oversight related to maternal mortality reviews, including clarifying access to psychiatric and other clinical records for the maternal mortality review committee and providing for regional perinatal structures.
Representative Cooper, the bill’s floor sponsor, said the measure aims to improve the state response to maternal deaths by setting parameters for perinatal regional centers, specifying which entities perform autopsies in certain cases, and…
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