Reporting Of Adverse Incidents In Planned Out-Of-Hospital Births 2018 (Essay Sample)

Health Policy/Promotion Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Health Policy/Promotion BillAuthorAssigned Committee and AppointmentTopicStatusNotesRelated BillsN/AGovernor Richard Lynn ScottN/ARelating to creating jobs and improving economyN/AAreas of focus include improving the economy of Florida and creating employment. He is interested in business and politics.N/ASB 510State Senator Young DanaAppointed and serving in the Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight, Committee of Regulated Industries, Committee of Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Committee of Commerce and Tourism, Committee of Health Policy and Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K-12 Education Relating to reporting of adverse incidents in mothers and children in case of births that take place out of hospitals (CS/CS/SB 510: Reporting of Adverse Incidents in Planned Out-of-hospital Births 2018).Passed in Senate and House and approved by theGovernor effective date 19/3/2018The bill arguesthe necessity of medical professionals such as licensed midwives, nurse midwives, osteopathic physicians, and physicians who try or complete helping mothers to give birth in places other than the hospital to provide information regarding any adverse incidents to the Department of Health (DOH) (CS/CS/SB 510: Reporting of Adverse Incidents in Planned Out-of-hospital Births 2018). The DOH should assess the report and decide if the incident may need the medical professional to attend to the mother to be disciplined (CS/CS/SB 510: Reporting of Adverse Incidents in Planned Out-of-hospital Births 2018). In case there should be a disciplinary action to be undertaken, the DOH needs to report it to the relevant board or the department, especiallyif the board that performs regulations is not present (CS/CS/SB 510: Reporting of Adverse Incidents in Planned Out-of-hospital Births 2018). The bill also needs the DOH to come up with regulations that help enhance the bill’s effective implementation and create an avenue for reporting the unfavorable events (CS/CS/SB 510: Reporting of Adverse Incidents in Planned Out-of-hospital Births 2018). The adverse incidents include death of a fetus or newborn, stillbirth, transfer of a mother to a hospital facility, transfer of a new born to an intensive care unit, mother having hemorrhagic shock or any injury that can be determined by the DOH (CS/CS/SB 510: Reporting of Adverse Incidents in Planned Out-of-hospital Births 2018).H 673 (c1)S.2934 Federal Senator Bill Nelson Appointed and serving in the Budget, Armed Services, Finance, Aging, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation committeesRelating to enhancing access to mental wellbeing in educational institutions. In committeeThe bill seeks to increase the number of workers providing mental health services in various educational institutions (S.2934 - Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act 2018).H.R.5932HR 2601State representative Neal DunnAppointed and serving in Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, and Veterans’ AffairsCommittees.Relating to improving access to care for veterans in centers that deal with transplants.In committeeThe bill requires Department of Veterans Affairs to take into consideration health check requirement and too much transportation prior to makingthe veterans who need bone marrow or organ transplant travel to the department (VICTOR Act of 2017). The bill will make veterans who are located in places that are at least 100 miles from the United States’ 13 places for transplant to seek the services at places that are covered by Medicare and licensed by the Federal government (VICTOR Act of 2017).None H.R. 5634Congressman Matthew Louis GaetzAppointed in and serves at the Judiciary, Armed Forces, and Budget CommitteesRelating to increasing the ...