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Subcommittee holds Senate Bill 47 on hospital care for pregnancy emergencies for further review
Summary
The Public Health and Minority Health Disparity Subcommittee held Senate Bill 47 after members raised hospital concerns and questions about overlap with federal EMTALA and state enforcement; the chair said the bill will be reviewed further and asked members to watch committee emails.
The Public Health and Minority Health Disparity Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee on April 7 held Senate Bill 47 for further review after questions about hospital opposition and how the measure interacts with federal law.
The bill would require a hospital that determines a patient has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition to use available staff and facilities to provide further examination and treatment necessary to stabilize the patient, "including the termination of a pregnancy when the termination is medically necessary to stabilize the patient," a staff summary said. The measure also includes penalties against hospitals for noncompliance, with a provision allowing a state…
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