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1 ‘‘(3) BIRTHING NETWORK SERVICES.—

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘birthing

3 network services’ means comprehensive and

4 timely high-quality services described in sub-

5 paragraph (B) that are provided by a des-

6 ignated provider, a team of health care profes-

7 sionals operating with such a provider, or a

8 health team and are identified in a provider

9 registry.

10 ‘‘(B) SERVICES DESCRIBED.—The services

11 described in this subparagraph are—

12 ‘‘(i) comprehensive care coordination;

13 ‘‘(ii) health promotion;

14 ‘‘(iii) a call center to offer 24-hour

15 physician support for consultations with

16 maternal-fetal medicine specialists, when

17 requested, regarding patient management

18 issues;

19 ‘‘(iv) newborn screening, including for

20 heart defects and to reduce newborn hos-

21 pital readmissions;

22 ‘‘(v) patient and family support (in-

23 cluding authorized representatives);

24 ‘‘(vi) referral to community and social
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support services, if relevant; and

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