The bill, H.B. No. 2058, introduces a new chapter in the Health and Safety Code dedicated to perinatal palliative care services. It mandates that hospitals with a maternal level of care designation provide perinatal palliative care counseling and access to cooling devices for families following a perinatal death or stillbirth. Additionally, the bill establishes a perinatal palliative care grant program, which will be administered by the Health and Human Services Commission. This program aims to enhance the quality and accessibility of perinatal palliative care by providing financial support to eligible hospitals for training personnel and acquiring necessary equipment.

Furthermore, the bill outlines a hospital recognition program that will acknowledge hospitals that offer training in perinatal palliative care. The executive commissioner, in collaboration with the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council, is tasked with developing criteria for this recognition. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025, and requires the executive commissioner to adopt rules for its implementation shortly after the effective date.

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