Section 211.122 - [Effective Until 7/15/2024] Educational materials regarding perinatal mental health disorders - Collaborative panel regarding prevention and treatment of perinatal mental health disorders - Establishment - Purposes - Annual report(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall, in cooperation with maternal and infant health and mental health professional societies: (a) Develop written information on perinatal mental health disorders and make it available on its website for access by birthing centers, hospitals that provide labor and delivery services, and the public; and(b) Provide access on its website to one (1) or more evidence-based clinical assessment tools designed to detect the symptoms of perinatal mental health disorders for use by health care providers providing perinatal care and health care providers providing pediatric infant care.(2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a collaborative panel composed of representatives of health care facilities that provide obstetrical and newborn care, maternal and infant health care providers, maternal mental health providers, representatives of university mental health training programs, maternal health advocates, women with experience living with perinatal mental health disorders, and other stakeholders for the purposes of: (a) Improving the quality of prevention and treatment of perinatal mental health disorders;(b) Promoting the implementation of evidence-based bundles of care to improve patient safety;(c) Identifying unaddressed gaps in service related to perinatal mental health disorders that are linked to geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities; lack of screenings; and insufficient access to treatments, professionals, or support groups; and(d) Exploring grant and other funding opportunities and making recommendations for funding allocations to address the need for services and supports for perinatal mental health disorders.(3) The objectives set forth in subsection (2)(a) to (d) of this section may be achieved by incorporating the panel's findings and recommendations into other programs administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that are intended to improve maternal health care quality and safety.(4) On or before November 1 of each year, the panel shall submit a report to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children, the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services, and the Advisory Council for Medical Assistance describing the panel's work and any recommendations to address identified gaps in services and supports for perinatal mental health disorders.Added by 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 57,§ 1, eff. 6/28/2023.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.