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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-287| Senate 
| Updated: 2/8/2021
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (2)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill establishes programs and requires research to diversify the perinatal workforce and advance respectful maternal care delivery models. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to education and training programs to grow and diversify the professions that make up the perinatal workforce. HHS must also disseminate guidance on respectful maternal care delivery. This guidance must cover, among other topics, recruiting and retaining maternity care providers from diverse backgrounds and incorporating trained midwives and other perinatal health workers into maternity care teams. In addition, the National Institutes of Health must study best practices for culturally congruent maternity care. This is care that is in agreement with the preferred cultural values, beliefs, languages, worldview, and practices of health care consumers and other stakeholders. The Government Accountability Office must also report on certain aspects of perinatal health care professions. The report must focus on barriers to entering those professions for low-income and minority women.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 9, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-945
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 9, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-945
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-959: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
  • S 117-4486: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • HR 117-945: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes.
  • S 117-346: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
  • HR 117-8862: PRO–LIFE Act of 2022
Congressional oversightDisability and health-based discriminationEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMedical educationMental healthMinority educationMinority employmentMinority healthNursingNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earningsWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's health

A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-287| Senate 
| Updated: 2/8/2021
This bill establishes programs and requires research to diversify the perinatal workforce and advance respectful maternal care delivery models. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to education and training programs to grow and diversify the professions that make up the perinatal workforce. HHS must also disseminate guidance on respectful maternal care delivery. This guidance must cover, among other topics, recruiting and retaining maternity care providers from diverse backgrounds and incorporating trained midwives and other perinatal health workers into maternity care teams. In addition, the National Institutes of Health must study best practices for culturally congruent maternity care. This is care that is in agreement with the preferred cultural values, beliefs, languages, worldview, and practices of health care consumers and other stakeholders. The Government Accountability Office must also report on certain aspects of perinatal health care professions. The report must focus on barriers to entering those professions for low-income and minority women.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 9, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-945
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 9, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-945
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (2)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-959: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
  • S 117-4486: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • HR 117-945: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes.
  • S 117-346: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
  • HR 117-8862: PRO–LIFE Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDisability and health-based discriminationEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMedical educationMental healthMinority educationMinority employmentMinority healthNursingNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earningsWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's health