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Committee approves maternal‑ and infant‑mortality review bills despite press concerns about confidentiality
Summary
The committee approved companion bills to establish Maternal and Infant Mortality Review Committees and seek CDC grant funding; health officials said confidentiality exemptions are needed to encourage hospital participation, while the Arkansas Press Association argued proposed FOI exemptions are too broad.
Representative Ferguson and others presented HB 14‑40 (maternal) and HB 14‑41 (infant), companion measures to establish formal review committees and to pursue CDC grant funding. Stephanie Williams and Dr. William Greenfield of the Department of Health said an MMRC would help identify preventable deaths and inform…
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