Kentucky Statutes 211.122 – Educational materials regarding perinatal mental health disorders — Collaborative panel regarding prevention and treatment of perinatal mental health disorders — Establishment — Purposes — Annual report
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(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall, in cooperation with maternal and infant health and mental health professional societies:
(a) Develop written information on perinatal mental health disorders and make it available on its website for access by birthing centers, hospitals that provide labor and delivery services, and the public; and
(b) Provide access on its website to one (1) or more evidence-based clinical assessment tools designed to detect the symptoms of perinatal mental health disorders for use by health care providers providing perinatal care and health care providers providing pediatric infant care.
(2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a collaborative panel composed of representatives of health care facilities that provide obstetrical and newborn care, maternal and infant health care providers, maternal mental health providers, representatives of university mental health training programs, maternal health advocates, women with experience living with perinatal mental health disorders, and other stakeholders for the purposes of:
(a) Improving the quality of prevention and treatment of perinatal mental health disorders;
(b) Promoting the implementation of evidence-based bundles of care to improve patient safety;
(c) Identifying unaddressed gaps in service related to perinatal mental health disorders that are linked to geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities; lack of screenings; and insufficient access to treatments, professionals, or support groups; and
(d) Exploring grant and other funding opportunities and making recommendations for funding allocations to address the need for services and supports for perinatal mental health disorders.
(3) The objectives set forth in subsection (2)(a) to (d) of this section may be achieved by incorporating the panel’s findings and recommendations into other programs administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that are intended to improve maternal health care quality and safety.
(4) On or before November 1 of each year, the panel shall submit a report to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children, the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services, and the Advisory Council for Medical Assistance describing the panel’s work and any recommendations to address identified gaps in services and supports for perinatal mental health disorders.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). Pursuant to 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 4, a reference to the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services in subsection (4) of this section has been changed in codification to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services and the Interim Joint Committee on
Families and Children.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). An erroneous reference to the “Advisory Council for Medicaid Services” in 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 1 [this statute], has been corrected in codification to read, “Advisory Council for Medical Assistance,” which was established in KRS § 205.540.
(a) Develop written information on perinatal mental health disorders and make it available on its website for access by birthing centers, hospitals that provide labor and delivery services, and the public; and
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 211.122
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) Provide access on its website to one (1) or more evidence-based clinical assessment tools designed to detect the symptoms of perinatal mental health disorders for use by health care providers providing perinatal care and health care providers providing pediatric infant care.
(2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a collaborative panel composed of representatives of health care facilities that provide obstetrical and newborn care, maternal and infant health care providers, maternal mental health providers, representatives of university mental health training programs, maternal health advocates, women with experience living with perinatal mental health disorders, and other stakeholders for the purposes of:
(a) Improving the quality of prevention and treatment of perinatal mental health disorders;
(b) Promoting the implementation of evidence-based bundles of care to improve patient safety;
(c) Identifying unaddressed gaps in service related to perinatal mental health disorders that are linked to geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities; lack of screenings; and insufficient access to treatments, professionals, or support groups; and
(d) Exploring grant and other funding opportunities and making recommendations for funding allocations to address the need for services and supports for perinatal mental health disorders.
(3) The objectives set forth in subsection (2)(a) to (d) of this section may be achieved by incorporating the panel’s findings and recommendations into other programs administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that are intended to improve maternal health care quality and safety.
(4) On or before November 1 of each year, the panel shall submit a report to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children, the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services, and the Advisory Council for Medical Assistance describing the panel’s work and any recommendations to address identified gaps in services and supports for perinatal mental health disorders.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). Pursuant to 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 4, a reference to the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services in subsection (4) of this section has been changed in codification to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services and the Interim Joint Committee on
Families and Children.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). An erroneous reference to the “Advisory Council for Medicaid Services” in 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 1 [this statute], has been corrected in codification to read, “Advisory Council for Medical Assistance,” which was established in KRS § 205.540.