§16-4E-3. Responsibilities of the advisory council on maternal risk assessment.

This advisory council shall:

(a) Advise the Bureau for Public Health, Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health with respect to the implementation of this article;

(b) Offer expert advice to the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health on the development of a uniform risk screening tool and review the tool at least annually to offer suggested updates based upon current medical knowledge;

(c) Provide comments to the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health on any legislative rules necessary for the accomplishment of any requirements of this article; and

(d) Develop in conjunction with the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health a statistical matrix to measure incidents of high-risk and at-risk pregnancies for planning purposes by public health officials.