A04651
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2127
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY FIEDLER, CURRY, BOROWSKI, MADDEN, SANCHEZ,
BULLOCK, SCHLOSSBERG, KHAN, HANBIDGE, PROBST, ROZZI, BOYLE,
HILL-EVANS, TAKAC, WAXMAN, FLEMING, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, OTTEN,
SHUSTERMAN, DEASY, HOWARD, STEELE, O'MARA, GILLEN, KRAJEWSKI,
GREEN, CERRATO, WEBSTER, MAYES, SIEGEL, BRENNAN, HADDOCK,
KINKEAD, D. MILLER, PARKER, HOHENSTEIN, FREEMAN, KENYATTA,
KAZEEM, D. WILLIAMS, CEPHAS, ISAACSON, BOYD, SALISBURY AND
YOUNG, APRIL 3, 2024
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, MAY 21, 2024
AN ACT
Requiring information relating to perinatal or postpartum mood
and anxiety disorders and resources and screening to be
provided to pregnant patients; and providing for powers and
duties of the Department of Health.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Perinatal and
Postpartum Screening Education Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Clinical practice guideline." The Clinical Practice
Guideline of the American College of Obstetricians and
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