Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-7-5 - FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW
Section 420-7-5-.04 - Review Of Maternal Records/Committee Reviews

(1) All maternal deaths shall be reviewed by the MMR Program.

(2) The MMR Program shall be based upon the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(3) The MMR Coordinator shall extract information from medical and related records onto standardized forms. Case summaries are then prepared on a standardized form with no identifying information. The MMR Coordinator will not copy or remove from the facility any records made available to them for review.

(4) The MMR Coordinator shall extract pertinent information of significant social, economic, cultural, safety, and health factors associated with maternal deaths on standardized forms, remove identifying information, and prepare case summaries to present to the MMRC for discussion.

(5) The MMRC reviews case summaries prepared by the MMR Coordinator and these reports are provided to the APQC regarding its findings and makes recommendations based on those findings.

(6) The MMRC shall review the case summary information and make recommendations based on the findings. All members attending the MMRC meetings shall sign a formal pledge of confidentiality before the review process begins. At the conclusion of the meetings, all copies of the MMRC case summaries shall be collected by the MMR Coordinator and destroyed.

(7) The MMRC findings and recommendations shall be reported to the APQC for approval and possible statewide implementation. Based upon the MMRCs direction, the APQC and the Alabama Section-American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists shall participate in the implementation of interventions and policies as practical in order to improve existing services and systems.