Sec. 1001.263. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. (a) The department shall provide to each geographic area selected for the pilot program the support, resources, technical assistance, training, and guidance necessary to:
(1) screen all or a sample of pregnant patients with the assessment tool described by Section 1001.262(b)(3); and
(2) integrate community health worker services for women with high-risk pregnancies in:
(A) providing patient education on health-enhancing behaviors and chronic disease management and prevention;
(B) facilitating care coordination and navigation activities; and
(C) identifying and reducing barriers to the women's access to health care.
(b) The department shall develop training courses to prepare promotoras and community health workers in educating and supporting women at high risk for serious complications during the pregnancy and postpartum periods.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (S.B. 748), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.
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