Workgroup on Newborn Home Visiting Services - Establishment

The Workgroup's membership was expanded to include representatives from private insurance carriers, the Maryland Nurses Association, B'More for Health Babies Initiative, pediatricians, nurse midwives, obstetricians, and federally qualified health centers, replacing the previous list of specific organizations.

The entity responsible for providing staff for the Workgroup changed from the Maryland Department of Health alone to a collaboration between the Maryland Family Network and the Maryland Department of Health.

The Workgroup's duties were updated to include compiling 'participant' data instead of 'patient' data, comparing existing program data to evidence-based models, identifying gaps between models and operations, and analyzing workforce needs.

The bill title was updated from 'Workgroup on Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services' to 'Workgroup on Newborn Home Visiting Services,' and the document was marked as 'Enrolled' for the Governor's approval.