RegularSCASB32 Session3005 ENROLLED778 SENATE BILLCOMMITTEE NO.AMENDMENTS Regular Session AmendmentsproposedbySenateCommitteeonHealthandWelfareto OriginalSenateBill No.

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BLANC,1 STAGNI,On TAYLOR,page TURNER,2, VENTRELLA,line VILLIO,WALTERS,WILDER,WILEY,WRIGHT,WYBLE,YOUNG3, ANDafter ZERINGUE"hospitals" ANdelete ACTthe Toremainder amendof andthe reenacttheline headingofand Partinsert XII-A"with ofa Chaptermaternity 5-BofTitle40unit ofor theneonatal Louisianaintensive Revisedcare Statutesunit:" ofAMENDMENT 1950NO. and to enact R.S.

40:1124.3,2 relativeOn topage perinatal2, care;delete line 7 and insert the following:

"(2) A perinatal cooling device that is available to provideforthePerinatalBereavementCareInitiative;toprovideforthedutiesoftheany Louisianafamily Departmentthat ofexperiences Health;an intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, stillbirth, or infant death at the hospital.

to(3) provideEducation for funding;staff on use of the device.

andAny tonursing providestaff forusing relateda matters.perinatal cooling device shall either receivetraining on use of the device or completea perinatal bereavement certificate program." AMENDMENT NO.

Be3 itOn enactedpage by2, theline Legislature8, ofchange Louisiana:"(3)" to "(4)" AMENDMENT NO.

Section4 1.On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

"C.(1) The headingoffice ofshall Partidentify XII-Aeach ofhospital Chapterthat 5-Bhas ofa Titlematernity 40unit ofor theneonatal Louisianaintensive Revisedcare Statutesunit." ofAMENDMENT 1950NO. is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.

40:1124.35 isOn herebypage enacted2, line 10, change "C." to read"(2)" asAMENDMENT follows:NO.

PART6 XII-A.On page 2, line 11, change "bereavement" to "cooling" AMENDMENT NO.

PERINATAL7 PHYSICALOn HEALTHpage POLICY2, *after *line *15, §1124.3.add the following:

Perinatal"E. bereavement care A.

ThereBeginning isFebruary hereby1, established2027, withinthrough February 1, 2030, the Louisiana DepartmentDepartmentofHealthshallsubmitanannual ofreporttotheSenateHealth Health,and officeWelfare onCommittee women'sand healththe andHouse communityHealth health,and theWelfare PerinatalCommittee Pageon 1the progress of 3the Coding:initiative.

WordsThe whichreport areshall struckinclude througha arelist deletionsof fromthe existinghospitals law;that meet the criteria for the initiative, the hospitals that have participated, funding received and utilized for the initiative, thenumberof perinatal cooling devicesdistributed, and training completed by the appropriate hospital staff.

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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32 ENROLLED Bereavement Care Initiative.

The department shall administer the initiative to improve access to and the quality of perinatal bereavement care in the state.

B.

The office shall coordinate with the Commission on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality and nonprofit organizations to provide all of the following resources to hospitals with a maternity unit or neonatal intensive care unit:

(1) Training for hospital personnel on interacting with parents and family members following an intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, or stillbirth.

(2)(a) A perinatal cooling device that is available to any family that experiences an intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, stillbirth, or infant death at the hospital.

(b) Education for staff on use of a perinatalcooling device.Any nursing staff using a perinatal cooling device shall either receive training on use of the device or complete a perinatal bereavement certificate program.

(3) Assistance identifying available perinatal bereavement services for parents and family members, including grief counseling and support groups.

C.(1) The office shall identify each hospital that has a maternity unit or neonatal intensive care unit.

(2) The office shall prioritize hospitals that lack access to a perinatal cooling device, treat a high number of high-risk maternal patients, and deliver a high number of babies.

D.

The department may seek and receive voluntary monies from any sources, including federal funds, gifts, grants, and donations, which shall be expended for the purposes provided for in this Section.

E.BeginningFebruary1,2027,throughFebruary1,2030,theLouisiana Department of Health shall submit an annual report to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and the House Health and Welfare Committee on the progress of the initiative.

The report shall include a list of the hospitals that meetthecriteriafortheinitiative, thehospitals thathaveparticipated,funding Page 2 of 3 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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32 ENROLLED received and utilized for the initiative, the number of perinatal cooling devices distributed, and training completed by the appropriate hospital staff.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as "Angel's Law".Law"." Page 1 of 1

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

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