The bill establishes a perinatal behavioral health care workforce trust fund within Chapter 6A of the General Laws, specifically adding Section 16HH. This new section defines key terms related to perinatal health, including "eligible entity," "medically underserved populations," and "perinatal individual." The trust fund aims to grow and diversify the perinatal behavioral health care workforce by providing grants to eligible entities, which may include educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and health centers that serve perinatal individuals. The Secretary of Health and Human Services is tasked with administering these funds and ensuring that grant applications prioritize entities serving medically underserved populations or those in areas with significant disparities in perinatal health outcomes.

Additionally, the Secretary is required to produce an annual report detailing the number of grant applications received, the grants awarded, and the demographics of the individuals served. The report will also assess the impact of the grants on healthcare shortages and the sustainability of the perinatal behavioral health care workforce. Furthermore, the Secretary will provide technical assistance to eligible entities to support the development and sustainability of their programs. The bill emphasizes the importance of collecting demographic data to evaluate the effectiveness of the grants and the populations served.