Sec. 34.01581. OPIOID USE DISORDER MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH INITIATIVES. (a) The department, in collaboration with the review committee, shall develop and implement initiatives to:
(1) improve screening procedures to better identify and care for women with opioid use disorder;
(2) improve continuity of care for women with opioid use disorder by ensuring that health care providers refer the women to appropriate treatment and verify the women receive the treatment;
(3) optimize health care provided to pregnant women with opioid use disorder;
(4) optimize health care provided to newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome by encouraging maternal engagement;
(5) increase access to medication-assisted treatment for women with opioid use disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period; and
(6) prevent opioid use disorder by reducing the number of opioid drugs prescribed before, during, and following a delivery.
(b) Expired.
(c) Using existing resources, the department, in collaboration with the review committee, shall promote and facilitate the use among health care providers in this state of maternal health informational materials, including tools and procedures related to best practices in maternal health to improve obstetrical care for women with opioid use disorder.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 514 (S.B. 436), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2019.
Redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Section 34.0158 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 10.001, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 34 - Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee
Section 34.002. Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee
Section 34.003. Terms; Vacancy
Section 34.005. Duties of Review Committee
Section 34.0055. Screening and Educational Materials for Substance Use and Domestic Violence
Section 34.006. Consultations and Agreements With Outside Parties
Section 34.007. Selection and Review of Cases
Section 34.008. Obtaining De-Identified Information for Review
Section 34.009. Confidentiality; Privilege
Section 34.010. Subpoena and Discovery
Section 34.012. Database of De-Identified Information
Section 34.013. Inapplicability of Chapter
Section 34.0156. Maternal Health and Safety Initiative
Section 34.0158. Report on Actions to Address Maternal Mortality Rates
Section 34.01581. Opioid Use Disorder Maternal and Newborn Health Initiatives
Section 34.0159. Program Evaluations
Section 34.017. Department Access to Information
Section 34.018. Sunset Provision