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1998 SESSION
SJ 196 Study; maternity care in out-of-hospital settings, professional.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Midwifery. Creates a joint subcommittee to study legislative reforms related to improving consumer access to professional maternity care in out-of-hospital settings. The joint subcommittee is requested to consider: (i) criteria to identify those practitioners who have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide competent care and services in out-of-hospital settings; (ii) a comparison of the costs of the obstetrical services provided in hospitals and the costs of services by midwives, nurse midwives, and physicians in out-of-hospital settings; (iii) a comparison of birth outcomes as related to the health status of the mother and time of seeking prenatal care; (iv) existing studies of hospital and home-based births; and (v) the provisions of other states' laws. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Committee on Health Institutions and Welfare to conduct the study.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 986195655 pdf
- 02/10/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 986825655-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 986195655
- 01/26/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/04/98 Senate: Assigned to Rules sub-committee: Studies
- 02/10/98 Senate: Committee substitute printed 986825655-S1
- 02/10/98 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute by voice vote
- 02/11/98 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/98 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/98 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 986825655-S1
- 02/12/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 986825655-S1
- 02/13/98 Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/13/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/18/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/98 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/20/98 House: Assigned to Rules sub-committee: 3
- 03/09/98 House: Passed by indefinitely in Rules (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/98 House: Letter to House Committee on Health, Welfare &Institutions