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: 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
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
2021-12-10		Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
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.

SB900 (Same As) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
HB698 (Carry Over) 2021-01-27 - Referred to HHH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=698&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HB698_.HTM