Hawaii House Bill 698 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-27 - Referred to HHH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
Pending: House Health, Human Services, & Homelessness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the department of human services to collect and report data on severe maternal morbidity incidents, disaggregated by county, race, and ethnicity. Establishes a maternal disparity and health equity task force to make recommendations on reducing maternal morbidity and improving maternal health outcomes for women, particularly women of color. Requires the task force to submit an initial report to the legislature no later than 6/30/2022 and an annual report prior to each regular session. Requires the department of human services to develop and the Hawaii state commission on the status of women to administer implicit bias training for health care professionals in perinatal facilities.

Relating To Maternal Health.

Rep. Stacelynn Eli [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-27	House	Referred to HHH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
2021-01-27	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2021-01-25	House	Pending introduction.

HB698 (Carry Over) 2021-01-27 - Referred to HHH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
SB900 (Same As) 2021-03-16 - The committee(s) on HHH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=698&year=2021
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/HB698_.HTM