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postpartum depression; treatment; insurers (now: postpartum depression; education materials) |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
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HOUSE BILL 2332 |
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AN ACT
Amending Title 36, chapter 5, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-503.04; relating to postpartum depression.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 5, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-503.04, to read:
36-503.04. Maternal mental health conditions; educational materials and information; distribution; definitions
A. The department shall identify and compile relevant educational materials and information
for health care professionals and patients regarding maternal mental health
conditions, including postpartum depression, that HAVE
been developed by organizations with expertise in maternal mental health
conditions. The materials shall include information on the symptoms
and methods of coping with postpartum depression, as well as treatment options
and resources. If the DEPARTMENT is unable to identify
existing
materials that comply with the requirements of this subsection, the department
shall develop written educational materials and information, taking into
consideration relevant clinical practice guidelines, peer-reviewed
studies and recommendations from experts in maternal mental health care,
including the information. If the DEPARTMENT is unable to identify materials
that comply with the requirements of this subsection, the department shall
develop written educational materials and information, taking into
consideration relevant clinical practice guidelines, peer-reviewed
studies and recommendations from experts in maternal mental health care,
including the centers for disease control and prevention,
professional associations and patient advocacy groups.
B. The department shall post the materials and information required by subsection A of this section on its public website. The department shall make available or distribute the materials and information in physical form on request.
C. The department shall periodically
review the materials and informatiinformation
to determine their accuracy and ensure that they reflect the most up-to-date
and accurate information.
D. A health care institution shall provide each departing new parent and other family members, as appropriate, with written materials and information compiled or developed pursuant to subsection A of this section on the new parent's discharge from the health care institution.
E. Each health care institution,
primary care physician and primary care practitioner, or any other health
professional who renders prenatal or postnatal care or
who provides pediatric infant care, shall provide the materials and information
compiled or developed pursuant to subsection A of this
section to any woman On learning 1. On
learning of a pregnancy or who presents with signs of a maternal mental health disorder at any time during a pregnancy or postpartum period.
f. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Health care institution" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-401.
2. "Primary care physician" and "primary care practitioner" have the same meanings prescribed in section 36-2901.