Ibraheem S. Samirah
- Democratic
Health care providers; screening of patients for prenatal and postpartum depression; training. Directs the Board of Medicine to annually issue a communication to every practitioner licensed by the Board who provides primary, maternity, obstetrical, or gynecological health care services reiterating the standard of care pertaining to prenatal or postnatal depression or other depression and encouraging practitioners to screen every patient who is pregnant or who has been pregnant within the previous five years for prenatal or postnatal depression or other depression, as clinically appropriate. The bill requires the Board to include in such communication information about the factors that may increase susceptibility of certain patients to prenatal or postnatal depression or other depression, including racial and economic disparities, and to encourage providers to remain cognizant of the increased risk of depression for such patients.
Health care providers; screening of patients for prenatal and postpartum depression; training. Directs the Board of Medicine to annually issue a communication to every practitioner licensed by the Board who provides primary, maternity, obstetrical, or gynecological health care services reiterating the standard of care pertaining to prenatal or postnatal depression or other depression and encouraging practitioners to screen every patient who is pregnant or who has been pregnant within the previous five years for prenatal or postnatal depression or other depression, as clinically appropriate. The bill requires the Board to include in such communication information about the factors that may increase susceptibility of certain patients to prenatal or postnatal depression or other depression, including racial and economic disparities, and to encourage providers to remain cognizant of the increased risk of depression for such patients.
Health care providers; screening of patientsfor prenatal and postpartum depression; training. Directs theBoards of Medicine and Nursing to adopt regulations requiring licenseeswho provide primary, maternity, obstetrical, or gynecological healthcare services to complete a training program on prenatal and postnatal depression in women. Such training program shall include informationon risk factors for and signs and symptoms of prenatal and postnatal depression, resources for the treatment and management of prenataland postnatal depression, and steps the practitioner can take tolink patients to such resources. The bill also requires the Boardof Medicine to adopt regulations requiring licensees who provide primary,maternity, obstetrical, or gynecological health care services toscreen all patients who are pregnant or who have been pregnant withinthe previous five years for prenatal or postnatal depression or other depression, as appropriate.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (HB42ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled
VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 11-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (Y-98 0-N)
Amended by conference committee
Conferees appointed by House
Conferees appointed by Senate
House acceded to request
Senate requested conference committee
Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
Senate amendment rejected by House (3-Y 96-N)
VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 96-N)
Placed on Calendar
Reading of amendment waived
Read third time
Committee amendment agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Passed Senate with amendment (30-Y 10-N)
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Impact statement from DPB (HB42H1)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB42H1
Committee substitute agreed to 20107179D-H1
Read second time
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 20107179D-H1
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
Impact statement from DPB (HB42)
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100344D
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Impact statement from DPB (HB42) | HTML |
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB42H1 | HTML |
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB42ER) | HTML |
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709) | HTML |
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Amendment: HB42ASE | HTML |
Amendment: HB42AS | HTML |
Amendment: HB42AC | HTML |
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