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H.R. 951 — what changed

Maternal Vaccination Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 1 removed between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign

(a)
changed In general—Campaign— The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”), acting through the Director Section 313 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out a national campaign to—Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 245) is amended—
(1)
changed increase awareness of the importance of maternal vaccinations for the health of in subsection (a), by inserting “and among pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children; andindividuals,” after “low rates of vaccination,”;
(2)
changed increase maternal vaccination rates, with a focus on communities with historically high rates of unvaccinated individuals.in subsection (c)(3), by striking “prenatal and pediatric” and inserting “prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric”;
(3)
added in subsection (d)(4)(B), by inserting “pregnant and postpartum individuals and” after “including”; and
(4)
added in subsection (g), by striking the dollar amount and inserting “$17,000,000”.
(b)
changed Consultation—Additional activities— In carrying out the campaign under this Act, Section 317(k)(1)(E) of the Secretary shall consult with relevant community-based organizations, health care professional associations and public health associations, State public health departments and local public health departments, Tribal-serving organizations, nonprofit organizations, and nationally recognized private entities.Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1)(E)) is amended—
(1)
added in clause (v), by striking “and” at the end; and
(2)
added by adding at the end the following clause:

added “(vii) increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, including individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children; and”

(c)
removed Activities— The campaign under this section shall—
(1)
removed focus on increasing maternal vaccination rates in communities with historically high rates of unvaccinated individuals, including for pregnant and postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups;
(2)
removed include efforts to engage with pregnant and postpartum individuals in communities with historically high rates of unvaccinated individuals to seek input on the development and effectiveness of the campaign;
(3)
removed provide evidence-based, culturally congruent resources and communications efforts; and
(4)
removed be carried out in partnership with trusted individuals and entities in communities with historically high rates of unvaccinated individuals, including community-based organizations, community health centers, perinatal health workers, and maternity care providers.
(d)
removed Collaboration— The Secretary shall ensure that the information and resources developed for the campaign under this section are made publicly available and shared with relevant Federal, State, and local entities.
(e)
removed Evaluation— Not later than the end of fiscal year 2025, the Secretary shall—
(1)
removed establish quantitative and qualitative metrics to evaluate the campaign under this section; and
(2)
removed submit a report detailing the campaign’s impact to the Congress.
(f)
removed Authorization of appropriations— To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

Sec. 3 Definitions

removed

removed In this Act:

(1)
removed Culturally congruent— The term culturally congruent, with respect to care or maternity care, means care that is in agreement with the preferred cultural values, beliefs, worldview, language, and practices of the health care consumer and other stakeholders.
(2)
removed Maternity care provider— The term maternity care provider means a health care provider who—
(A)
removed is a physician, physician assistant, midwife who meets at a minimum the international definition of the midwife and global standards for midwifery education as established by the International Confederation of Midwives, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist; and
(B)
removed has a focus on maternal or perinatal health.
(3)
removed Perinatal health worker— The term perinatal health worker means a doula, community health worker, peer supporter, breastfeeding and lactation educator or counselor, nutritionist or dietitian, childbirth educator, social worker, home visitor, language interpreter, or navigator.
(4)
removed Postpartum and postpartum period— The terms postpartum and postpartum period refer to the 1-year period beginning on the last day of the pregnancy of an individual.
(5)
removed Racial and ethnic minority group— The term racial and ethnic minority group has the meaning given such term in section 1707(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g)(1)).