HCASB32 4465 4601 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session ENROLLEDAmendments SENATEproposed BILLby NO.House Committee on Health and Welfare to Engrossed Senate Bill No.

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BLANC,1 STAGNI,On TAYLOR,page TURNER,1, VENTRELLA,delete VILLIO,WALTERS,WILDER,WILEY,WRIGHT,WYBLE,YOUNGline AND15 ZERINGUEin ANits ACTentirety To amend and reenacttheinsert headingof Part XII-A of Chapter 5-BofTitle40 of the Louisianafollowing: Revised Statutes of 1950 and to enact R.S.

40:1124.3,"Health, relativeherein referred to perinatalas care;"the department", office on women's health and community health, herein referredto as "the office", the Perinatal" AMENDMENT NO.

to2 provideforthePerinatalBereavementCareInitiative;toprovideforthedutiesoftheOn Louisianapage Department2, ofline Health;2, after "provide" and before "the" insert "all of" AMENDMENT NO.

3 On page 2, line 8, change "(2)" to provide"(2)(a)" forAMENDMENT funding;NO.

and4 On page 2, line 11, change "(3)" to provide""(b)" forand relateddelete matters."the" and insert "a perinatal cooling" AMENDMENT NO.

Be5 itOn enactedpage by2, theline Legislature14, ofchange Louisiana:"(4) Identifying" to "(3) Assistance identifying" AMENDMENT NO.

Section6 1.On page 2, delete line 24 in its entirety and insert the following:

The"E. heading of Part XII-A of Chapter 5-B of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.

40:1124.3The isLouisiana" herebyAMENDMENT enactedNO. to read as follows:

PART7 XII-A.On page 3, after line 2, add the following:

PERINATAL"Section PHYSICAL3. HEALTH POLICY * * * §1124.3.

PerinatalThe bereavementannual carereport A.required in R.S.

There40:1124.3 isas herebyenacted establishedby withinSection the1 Louisianaof Departmentthis ofAct Health,shall officebe ondue women'sFebruary health1, 2027 and communityshall health,be thedue PerinataleveryFebruary first through February 1, 2030." Page 1 of 31 Coding:CODING:

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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:

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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.

Section 2.

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

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

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