Establishes the Missouri Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act

HB 1599 establishes the Missouri Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, which requires healthcare facilities to implement evidence-based implicit bias training for all staff involved in perinatal care. This mandatory program must cover topics such as unconscious biases, historical exclusion of minority communities, cultural identity, and health inequities, with providers required to complete initial training and refresher courses every two years. Additionally, the bill directs the state Department of Health and Senior Services to collect and publicly release data on severe maternal morbidity and pregnancy-related deaths at least once every three years, with statistics broken down by race and ethnicity and organized by region. The legislation also mandates the use of a specific electronic system for registering deaths to improve data accuracy and accessibility.