• Date Due: November 01, 2023
  • Author: Secretary of Health and Human Resources
  • Enabling Authority: Chapter 626 Enactment Clause 1. (Regular Session, 2023)
  • Description:
    Report on the findings of the work group convened to facilitate strengthening collaboration on neonatal and perinatal care of women and infants to positively impact maternal and child health care outcomes in the Commonwealth, and to examine the public-private partnerships supporting the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (the Collaborative) and make recommendations to strengthen the Collaborative's ability to (i) successfully implement Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health patient safety bundles and other maternal or newborn quality improvement initiatives on a statewide basis; (ii) maximize public and private funding; (iii) distribute grants on an efficient, effective, and equitable basis; and (iv) determine the best structure and placement for the Collaborative, including any recommended statutory, budgetary, or state contractual changes to be considered by the 2024 Session of the General Assembly.