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Representative Hemmer said the measure was developed with input from the Department of Health, the March of Dimes and others and grew out of review of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee's report. He said that in the most recent report year (2022) 55 Tennessee mothers did not survive pregnancy and that 76 percent of those deaths were preventable. Hemmer called the bill a low-cost, common-sense step to provide life-saving information at discharge, citing postpartum warning signs including mental-health concerns and infections as leading causes of maternal death.

Committee members asked for clarification about how the bill would work alongside standard clinical discharge instructions. Chairman Terry and others discussed whether the department would supply a high-level list of warning signs and resources (for example, posters or downloadable materials hospitals could use) rather than prescriptive clinical instructions for individual patients. Representative Hemmer said the intention was to give the department flexibility to serve as a clearinghouse of resources that hospitals and clinicians could use as part of discharge planning.

The clerk read the vote as 9 ayes, 0 nays; the committee chair announced the bill will move to full Health Committee consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Population Health Subcommittee\tFeb 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 0572 would direct the Tennessee Department of Health to make post-birth warning signs and resources available to new mothers at discharge; the Population Health Committee approved the bill 9-0 after sponsors cited maternal mortality data and consultation with March of Dimes.","taxTitle","Health, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Tennessee","taxId",35345,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325414,"Resolution outlines broad \"Make Tennessee Healthy Again\" roadmap; committee greenlights plan",137,1708000,1845000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2333454-1ca68ed68b9bcde46560a4cce3d4a5c8&start=1708&end=1845","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2333454-1ca68ed68b9bcde46560a4cce3d4a5c8/thumbnail_1708000.jpg","/articles/6325414/Tennessee/Resolution-outlines-broad-Make-Tennessee-Healthy-Again-roadmap-committee-greenlights-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325414-3063745f77c9677e14dd40d7f6bd77ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1771025332&Signature=BX1kkqmU1JeWvJfJhvfTYw6H3xdUAHBf4jvEMcdcb2jJadA5gd3sKvt-hYqqGP5GNwl~xmYoaucGwnverz1aKes5pMpMk4VwCwW5CK0KANICVtjqf-7l~FaF~eXi1Uu9LjeH8YgkmcvOxMlSxR46NfPh6WGyONnQLep3r~ILBG8RspPGsKog7fFEE1QVJw5AnQCh8zb88JMSM0zGDW~40JjNyOm9Tq-0hDbotdrabmS10vbImyaVD1MMAMaIoNadWjX0lXQeu~fniUeI7Sb0q~CY~8DpRxwfuzretLoiBqZZLGvrarhQ5Q-TVsJrLqP4JPOO-Nsqzu4332oBH-DXtg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Joint Resolution 69, offered by Representative Martin, passed the Population Health Committee by a 7-0 voice vote and will move to the full Health Committee.

The resolution lays out a nonbinding blueprint for improving population health in Tennessee. Speaker Representative Martin described the measure as a legislative roadmap rather than a regulatory mandate: it encourages reforms to the food economy and SNAP interactions, greater incorporation of local farmers in food supply chains, support for lifestyle medicine and health education, expanded physical education for youth, and broader use of health savings accounts for preventive activities such as exercise and nutrition.

Representative Martin said the resolution also urges better governance practices to address perceived conflicts of interest involving federal agencies and called for state institutions to \"lead by example\" on health initiatives. He described the measure as a starting point to prompt legislative attention and further policy work rather than immediate rulemaking.

The clerk reported the committee vote as 7 ayes; the measure will be considered by the full Health Committee.","House Joint Resolution 69, presented as a policy roadmap to improve population health in Tennessee, passed the Population Health Committee by voice vote. The resolution calls for promoting local food systems, lifestyle medicine, enhanced physical education and use of health savings accounts for preventive care.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325419,"Committee advances bill to add pregnancy syphilis and hepatitis C screening; one dissent",310,1364000,1674000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2333454-1ca68ed68b9bcde46560a4cce3d4a5c8&start=1364&end=1674","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2333454-1ca68ed68b9bcde46560a4cce3d4a5c8/thumbnail_1364000.jpg","/articles/6325419/Tennessee/Committee-advances-bill-to-add-pregnancy-syphilis-and-hepatitis-C-screening-one-dissent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325419-3798c6550a2da7998df533be1e2e0eba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771025332&Signature=WnEcedh45DrbIZUlmljQM2oC2zuBDM7QXRXMXF08Crxr-O-cDjJRS93rXDTbv41IDnHF-6D8PmQkUTVzXao8JoXtj-pHOeY1hBKUAO68mjq6xEhpnwRj273AauMwMmRewGsjhoMe2MJ3BDNNtvzgiMsdF9JyIbCZs6GTQ7fzdT2mINFHtMtijnF1KuysRSOh5XZJ1hO8YTwiNTATcN75AAKybJxwrj-9xrxGTVB5szOLO5q3tPv23jOTJFeBxVuYLxWTfSxYKhZxkp0FrrDT5CUfqlOLU-8L6uSi3Vn4najisQvz1ZeJCelsCwArbl5t1AlG7rdUIfxKUtkKTNZkLg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 0111, sponsored by Representative Martin, advanced from the Population Health Committee by a 6-1 vote after the Department of Health explained the public-health rationale for the changes.

Representative Martin said a constituent and public-health data prompted the bill. He said Tennessee reported a 548 percent increase in congenital syphilis cases between 2019 and 2023 and that, for babies born with congenital syphilis in 2022–2023, at least 53 percent of cases could have been prevented with timely screening. The bill would add an additional syphilis screening in late pregnancy (between about the 28th and 32nd week of gestation) and require a syphilis test at delivery. It also would add hepatitis C testing to the initial prenatal screen and leave hepatitis B testing to a physician's discretion, the sponsor said.

Grayson Carter, a liaison from the Department of Health, told the committee the current code requires mandatory testing at the first prenatal visit (or at delivery if prenatal care begins at birth) for syphilis, rubella immunity and hepatitis B; the department proposes adding hepatitis C to that first test and making the later syphilis (and hepatitis B) screen mandatory for all pregnancies rather than only for those previously classified as high risk. Carter said the department's recommendation responds to a recent rise in congenital syphilis and emphasized that syphilis is a bacterial infection that \"can be treated easily with antibiotics.\" The committee briefly questioned the need for the change; Chairman Clemens asked the department to explain the impetus for mandatory additional testing.

The clerk read the vote as 6 ayes and 1 nay. The committee chair said the bill will move to full Health Committee review.","House Bill 0111 would require an additional syphilis screening in late pregnancy and add hepatitis C testing at the first prenatal test; the Population Health Committee advanced the bill 6-1 after Department of Health testimony about rising congenital syphilis.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325422,"Panel advances bill updating Department of Disability name and medical-record rules",158,1145000,1303000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2333454-1ca68ed68b9bcde46560a4cce3d4a5c8&start=1145&end=1303","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2333454-1ca68ed68b9bcde46560a4cce3d4a5c8/thumbnail_1145000.jpg","/articles/6325422/Tennessee/Panel-advances-bill-updating-Department-of-Disability-name-and-medical-record-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325422-955cd8d55c77a43df0980bd0bcb64672/orig.mp4?Expires=1771025332&Signature=ht7u1sjnvOCQGqhBVqvzli5~BXYgfvHmrZbBenKTEEjuwHO1JjfO1PMCksSJPqohupN88g-n7RMJZB~s1U71qOMiaARy5IjlUox-rYZtC41lrfwLjShQryaBqGH8PWngRET9n6i4WwLxWSsWq9GOfIv3kxIVItLfs6r49nvZt-s~RhLBRKKdZrr~LJ0EIjmgJtwC7xY2mSa59dMNCsGXVdYIAQqGC4LQnf6zzE~DmMVMQcnHThIWSpW0BlSZPkZdw3JB0HzNiK7AFXF5UxVdi07B8QWToCv6w6ppaGJoZvf8q8QHrPY3C0feSLCdy76WkB84ANbZlomfLgHO0Si1nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 0104, sponsor Representative Raper, was advanced by the Population Health Committee after a brief explanation and an 8-0 committee vote.

The bill makes mostly technical changes to replace outdated agency names — swapping references to the former Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for the Department of Disability and Aging — and updates code language to current terminology. Representative Raper told the committee that 14 to 16 sections of current law require only nominal edits to reflect the agency's current name and coding conventions.

Two provisions go beyond name changes. Section 12 extends existing record-keeping requirements to service providers that maintain \"important medical information,\" changing the duration those records must be kept to align with current state standards. Section 13 clarifies that a conservator does not automatically have the right to disclose a service recipient's important medical information; instead, disclosure authority must be granted by a court.

The bill faced no amendments and little committee discussion. The clerk read the vote as 8 ayes and 0 noes; the committee chair announced that the bill will move to full Health Committee consideration.

Representative Raper thanked the chair and committee after the vote.","The Population Health Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 0104, which updates statutory references to the Department of Disability and Aging, extends required medical-record retention for service providers and clarifies that a conservator may disclose medical information only when a court has authorized that right.","actionData","errors"]

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