Maternal health; protocols and resources for hospitals and outpatient providers, etc.

Formatting and layout changes including addition of line numbers, date stamps, and spacing adjustments to comply with Senate substitute document standards.

Changed 'implement' to 'adopting' in subsection B regarding protocol development collaboration

Changed 'relating to the implementation' to 'regarding implementation' in subsection D reporting requirements

Changed 'by October 1 of each year' to 'annually by October 1' in reporting timeline

Added Senate substitute header and formatting consistent with legislative amendment process

Removed enrolled act header and approval language

The Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative's duties were expanded from general collaborative work to specific responsibilities including developing training materials and checklists for both inpatient and outpatient providers.

Added a new requirement for the Collaborative to collect implementation data and submit annual reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and multiple legislative committees by October 1 each year.

The requirement for hospitals to implement protocols was modified to include collaboration with facilities and consideration of their specific resources, patient populations, and care models.

The bill title was changed from 'obstetric emergencies' to 'maternal health; protocols and resources for hospitals and outpatient providers' to better reflect the expanded scope including outpatient care.