Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Members will be
formally appointed by the administrative co-chair. The administrative co-chair
may consult with the clinical and community co-chairs, and if called, the
executive committee to confirm appointments.
B. The committee shall be composed of no more
than 30 members, not including the co-chairs, provided that at least, four of
those members shall include:
(1) two members
nominated by the secretary of Indian affairs; and
(2) two members nominated by the director of
the office of African American affairs.
C. Additional members will be recruited
through an open call:
(1) Operational staff
will post a call for members along with an application form on the department's
website and advertise the call broadly in collaboration with OAAA, IAD, and
community-based organizations whose work focuses on health equity within the
communities most impacted by maternal mortality and morbidity.
(2) Operational staff will receive
applications and conduct an initial analysis using a scoring matrix to evaluate
applications that prioritizes applicants who are working in and representing
communities that are most impacted per the state maternal mortality ratio so
that the composition of the committee reflects:
(a) the racial, ethnic, and linguistic
diversity of the state;
(b) the
differing geographic regions within the state, including rural and urban
areas;
(c) tribal areas and
communities; and
(d) communities
that are most impacted by pregnancy-related deaths, severe maternal morbidity,
or a lack of access to relevant perinatal and intrapartum care
services.
(3)
Consideration will also be given to assure that core disciplines and
organizations representing needed expertise in maternal health and safety, as
identified by the committee, are represented.
D. Upon closure of an open call, operational
staff will present a completed scoring matrix for all applicants to the
co-chairs for consideration.
E.
Membership is voluntary.
F. Members
may be reimbursed for expenses related to meeting attendance.
(1) Members who must forsake critical income
to attend meetings may, with the approval of the department, be reimbursed for
loss of that income in an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00)
per meeting, whether virtual or in person.
(2) Members required to travel in excess of
50 miles for an in-person meeting may, with the approval of the department,
receive per diem and mileage for attending that meeting pursuant to the Per
Diem and Mileage Act.
(3)
Operational staff will advise all members of the opportunity to receive these
types of reimbursement, provide forms needed to complete enrollment according
to departmental policy, and provide any assistance members need to complete and
submit forms.
(4) Members may not
initiate a request for critical income or travel reimbursement for meetings
that occurred in a previous fiscal year.
G. Members are appointed for a three-year
term, with no consecutive terms. Terms served by committee members may be
staggered to assure continuity of effort.
H. Each member shall receive training on
trauma and the impacts of trauma, including secondary trauma, trauma of racism
and trauma of maternal mortality and morbidity presented by a trainer who is a
member of communities that are most impacted by pregnancy-related deaths,
severe maternal morbidity, or a lack of access to unbiased, affordable and
culturally congruent perinatal and intrapartum care services.
