AZ Policy
Arizona is a 2020 Mom priority state for advocacy support.
Hear more about these bills from AZ Senator Heather Carter and why they matter to 2020 Mom team member Cindy Herrick. View story.
2020 Arizona bills we’re supporting:
SB 1290 Maternal Mental Health Advisory Committee
Creates a maternal mental health advisory committee, charged with finding and recommending better ways to screen and treat maternal mental health disorders by the end of 2021.
SB 1392 Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), pregnant women, postpartum, appropriations
SB1392 would allocate $13 million to AHCCCS to extend Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (SOBRA) benefits for a year postpartum.
SB 1472 AHCCCS; postpartum visits; incentive payments
SB1472 creates a provider incentive program to get more women on AHCCCS attending their 6-week postpartum doctor's visits. Right now the rate is at 20 percent.
Past Arizona MMH Policy efforts:
Resolution declaring Maternal Mental Health Day
2020 Mom is proud to partner with the Arizona Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AZ-ACOG) and champion representative Heather Carter to proclaim May 2, 2018 Maternal Mental Health Day in Arizona.
Press Conference held February 12, 2019.
Arizona Capitol
Representative Carter and the Arizona Department of Health Services held a press conference on Maternal Mental Health on Monday, February 12th, 2018 in the Rose Garden behind the House of Representatives in Phoenix at the state capitol. The proclamation was read aloud before the members went to the floor that day.
Speakers:
Representative Heather Carter
Dr. Cara Christ, Director, ADHS
Dr. Katherine Galser, Chair AZ-ACOG
Cindy Lee Herrick, Arizona 2020Mom Ambassador
Debbie Hillman, Board Member, March of Dimes Phoenix
Dr. Brittany Stam, OBGYN, MomDoc
Arizona Department of Health Services and the following partners:
American Academy of Pediatrics- Arizona Chapter
American College of OBGYNs- Arizona Section
Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers
Arizona Family Health Partnership
Arizona Hospital & Healthcare Association
Arizona Medical Association
Arizona Nurses Association
Arizona Psychiatric Society
Health Systems Alliance of Arizona
March of Dimes
MomDoc
Postpartum Support International- Arizona Chapter
If you have questions or wish to sign on in support of the resolution please contact Cindy@2020mom.org
Maternal Mental Health Day in Arizona, Resolution and Letter – 2018/2019
The proclamation has been unanimously signed by House members.
Please show your support by using the the hashtags: #MMHMatters and #AzMomsMatter