Legislation for Maryland

HB 844, 2004, Requiring each hospital or health care facility that provides maternity and obstetrical services to provide written information about postpartum depression to maternity patients prior to a patient's discharge; specifying that failure to meet the requirements of the Act may not be construed to create a private right of action; etc. Status: Did not pass*

*Although this did not pass Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene did respond and created brochures about postpartum depression in seven languages for distribution to patients state-wide.