HB 7214 — AN ACT CONCERNING MATERNAL HEALTH.

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7214 As Amended by House Amendment Schedule "A" Approved by the Legislative Commissioner May 22, 2025 AN ACT CONCERNING MATERNAL HEALTH.

(B) Evidence-based and promising treatment practices for persons at risk of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including, but not limited to, treatment practices involving peer support specialists and community health workers, that promote (i) access to perinatal mood sHB7214and /anxiety Filedisorder No.screening, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, recovery and prevention, and (ii) improved care coordination, systems navigation and case management services that address and eliminate barriers to perinatal mood and anxiety disorder treatment;

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(C) Evidence-informed practices that are culturally congruent and accessible that promote the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in the prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of and the recovery from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders;

sHB7214(I) /Existing Filehospital No.policies regarding doula access and the impact of doulas on birth outcomes;

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7214 (J) Systemic, financial and institutional challenges that prevent doulas from being fully incorporated into hospital maternity care;

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9507214 (5) One obstetrician, licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes, with expertise in providing perinatal mental health care services in the state;

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9507214 (16) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee;

ThisGovernor's actAction: shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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950 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Public Health commissioner to convene an advisory committee to study and make recommendations on (1) improving perinatal mental health care services, and (2) making hospitals more doula-friendly, which results in no fiscal impact.

The advisory committee has the expertise needed to meet the requirements of the bill.

House "A" eliminates the original bill and its associated fiscal impact, and results in the impact described above.

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950 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 7214 (as amended by House "A")* AN ACT CONCERNING MATERNAL HEALTH.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.

*House Amendment “A” replaces the underlying bill (File 689) and eliminates provisions (1) establishing a 16-member Perinatal Mental Health Task force and (2) requiring the public health commissioner to establish an annual maternity care report card for certain birth centers and hospitals.

It also requires the commissioner to convene the advisory committee to study making hospitals more doula friendly within available appropriations and expands the study’s scope to include improving the state’s perinatal mental health services.

COMMITTEE ACTION Public Health Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 21 Nay 9 (03/27/2025) Appropriations Committee Joint Favorable Yea 40 Nay 9 (05/16/2025) sHB7214 / File No.

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