How S 2250 changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New Jersey statutes: N.J.S.A. 26:2-176.

• N.J.S.A. 26:2-176

  , methods of coping with the illness, and ⟦INS⟧Physicians, nurse midwives, and other licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care to women shall offer, and provide upon the request, pregnant patients with a⟦/INS⟧⟦INS⟧ ⟦/INS⟧⟦INS⟧history of depression a prenatal screening for postpartum depression⟦/INS⟧ → , including individuals who have an increased likelihood of postpartum depression because of a prior history of mental illness, ; and e. Physicians, nurse midwives, and other licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care to women shall offer, and provide upon the request, pregnant patients with a history of depression a prenatal screening for postpartum depression Physicians, nurse midwives, and other licensed health care professionals providing prenatal and postnatal care shall screen patients for perinatal depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after childbirth, using validated instruments, consistent with current evidence-based professional guidelines, and shall arrange appropriate assessment and follow-up care for patients with positive screens

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