Requires DOH to create best practices manual for maternity care; appropriates $950,000.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Health (DOH) to create a best practices manual for prenatal and postpartum maternity care, designed to improve medical treatment for patients. Hospitals and clinics providing maternity care would be required to adopt this manual as a condition of their license to operate. The manual must include specific elements like emergency drills, specialized response teams, screening protocols, treatment guidelines, and adverse event reporting systems. The bill appropriates $950,000 from New Jersey's General Fund to fund this initiative, which is pending review by the Senate committee.