Closing Gaps in Maternal Mental Healthcare

The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health is a national think tank, nonprofit organization advancing policies that support a health care system that routinely detects and treats maternal mental health disorders for every mother, every time.

AZ Policy

SB 1011 (2021): Required the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) the State Medicaid Agency, to form a maternal mental health advisory committee to recommend improvements for screening and treating maternal mental health disorders.

The advisory committee issued its report to the legislature in December 2022.

SB 1392 (2020): Allocated $13 million to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to extend Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (SOBRA) benefits for a year postpartum.

HR 2038 (2018): Proclamation declaring May 2, 2018, Maternal Mental Health Day in Arizona. The proclamation was unanimously signed by House members.