A 1346 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires screening of certain high-risk pregnancies and reporting of fetal deaths.

This bill requires healthcare providers in federally qualified health centers and community health centers to screen for high-risk pregnancies using guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. If a pregnancy is identified as high-risk, providers must refer the patient to a specialist in high-risk pregnancies (a perinatologist). It also mandates reporting fetal deaths occurring at 20 weeks or more of gestation to a state electronic database. These requirements aim to improve birth outcomes and protect the health of low-income expectant mothers at risk for complications.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
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Chris DePhillips
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