Sec. 34.0155. REPORT ON PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS, SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY, AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. The commission shall: (1) evaluate options for reducing pregnancy-related deaths, focusing on the most prevalent causes of pregnancy-related deaths as identified in the joint biennial report required under Section 34.015 , and for treating postpartum depression in economically disadvantaged women; (2) in coordination with the department and the review committee, identify strategies to: (A) lower costs of providing medical assistance under Chapter 32 , Human Resources Code, related to severe maternal morbidity and chronic illness; and (B) improve quality outcomes related to the underlying causes of severe maternal morbidity and chronic illness; and (3) not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature a written report that includes: (A) a summary of the commission's and department's efforts to accomplish the tasks described by Subdivisions (1) and (2); and (B) a summary of the report required by Section 34.0156 .
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