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SB2542Introduced in the Senate

Mississippi Maternal Health Protection Act; enact.

Failed

Introduced by Theresa Gillespie Isom, District 2

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Maternal Health Protection Act; To Require Public Health Programs To Provide A Minimum Of 12 Months Of Postpartum Care, Including Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment; To Require Timely Postpartum Follow-up Appointments By Public Hospitals And Clinics; To Require Public Health Facilities To Adopt Certain Evidence-based Maternal Safety Protocols And To Report Maternal Morbidity Data To The Department; To Authorize The Department To Issue Corrective Action Plans For Public Health Facilities That Fail To Implement Safety Protocols; To Authorize The Maternal Mortality Review Committee Established Under Section 41-112-1 To Review All Pregnancy-related Deaths Within The State, To Identify Systemic Causes Associated With Such Deaths And To Publish An Annual Report With Recommendations For Preventing Such Deaths; To Direct The Department To Establish A Maternal Emergency Transportation Fund And To Outline Objectives And Approved Fund Uses; To Set Forth Legislative Findings; To Define Certain Terms; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Died In Committee

February 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred To Public Health and Welfare

  2. Died In Committee

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