Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 211.122.Educational materials regarding perinatal mental health disorders; Kentucky Maternal and Infant Health Collaborative; establishment; purposes; annual report

(a) Develop written information on perinatal mental health disorders and make it available on its website for access by freestanding 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.

(a) Four (4) representatives of health care facilities that provide obstetrical, newborn, maternal, and infant health care, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists;

(b) Two (2) providers of maternal mental health care;

(c) Two (2) representatives of university mental health training programs;

(d) Two (2) maternal health advocates;

(e) Three (3) women, each of whom shall have experience living with at least one (1) of the following:

(f) One (1) public health director of a local health department in the Commonwealth; and

(g) The commissioner of the Department for Public Health or his or her designee.

(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.