H.R. 2141 (112th): Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century

Introduced:
Jun 03, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA34]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on June 3, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 03, 2011
Referred to Committee Jun 03, 2011
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
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House Energy and Commerce

House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jun 03, 2011.
37 pages

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6/3/2011--Introduced.
Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century or the MOMS for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Office on Women's Health to:
(1) establish the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Promotion of Optimal Maternity Outcomes, and
(2) develop and implement a consumer education campaign to promote understanding and acceptance of evidence-based maternity practices and models of care for optimal maternity outcomes among women of childbearing ages and families of such women.
Requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make publicly available and update an online bibliographic database identifying systematic reviews, including an explanation of the level and quality of evidence, for care of childbearing women and newborns.
Requires the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to:
(1) designate maternity care health professional shortage areas under the National Health Service Corps program,
(2) establish a loan repayment program to alleviate critical shortages of maternal care professionals, and
(3) award planning and implementation grants to address workforce disparities for such professionals.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the establishment of two additional Centers for Excellence on Optimal Maternity Outcomes to conduct research to improve maternity outcomes.
Requires the Secretary to convene a Maternity Curriculum Commission to discuss and make recommendations for:
(1) a shared core maternity care curriculum that takes into account the core competencies for basic midwifery practice and the educational objectives in obstetrics and gynecology,
(2) strategies to integrate and coordinate education across maternity care disciplines, and
(3) pilot demonstrations of interdisciplinary educational models.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover services provided by a supervised student midwife or an intern or resident-in-training under a teaching program under certain circumstances.

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