Relating to the provision of certain nursing services under the case management for children and pregnant women program.

SB 2898 allows advanced practice nurses and registered nurses to conduct comprehensive needs assessments - including family needs assessments - for pregnant women with high-risk pregnancies under Texas' case management program for children and pregnant women. The bill specifically permits these assessments to be performed by nurses providing program services, as long as they fall within the nurse's scope of practice and are incidental to nonmedical services provided by the program. This change directly affects nurses delivering case management services and high-risk pregnant women enrolled in the program. The policy modifies two sections of the Texas Government Code to expand nurses' role in program assessments without altering the program's core nonmedical service structure.