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TITLE 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER M - TEXAS PERINATAL CARE SYSTEM
SECTION/RULE §37.251 - Purpose
Chapter Review Date 05/28/2024

The purpose of these sections is to establish the procedures and standards for the implementation of a statewide system for perinatal health care that fosters:(1) safe, quality, risk-appropriate perinatal care for women and for their infants;(2) continuity and comprehensiveness of care;(3) optimal and cost-effective utilization of perinatal personnel and facilities; and(4) access for women to health promotion and health education from preconception through the postpartum period, and parenting information through the first year of their infants' lives.

Source Note: The provisions of this §37.251 adopted to be effective July 18, 1999, 24 TexReg 5196.

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