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2023 SESSION
23103479DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That the Department of Health, in
collaboration with the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative, the Virginia
Maternal Quality Care Alliance, and Urban Baby Beginnings, shall convene a work
group to evaluate strategies to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates and
make recommendations to enhance maternal health and public health support
systems through expansion of the perinatal health hub model. The work group
shall receive guidance from the Virginia Health Care Foundation and shall
include representatives from the Department of Medical Assistance Services,
managed care organizations, and the Maternal Mortality Review Team, along with
licensed and unlicensed providers of maternal and child health services, community
health care workers, stakeholder groups, faith-based organizations, and
community-based organizations. The work group shall (i) analyze federal and
state regulations and funding mechanisms impacting establishment of perinatal
health hubs; (ii) review evidence-based strategies for the implementation of
perinatal health hubs and the community impact of existing perinatal health
hubs; [ (iii) analyze and make recommendations on appropriate
services and rates to be included in a Medicaid community health worker
benefit; ] and [ (iv) (iii) ] project estimated
costs of implementing the work group's recommendations for the next five years.
The Department of Health shall report on the results and recommendations of the
work group to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate
Committee on Finance and Appropriations by December 1, 2023.