2024 Boards and Commissions

State Maternal Death Review Team

General Information

Formal Name:State Maternal Death Review Team
Contact Person:Nicole Barrett
Purpose:See authorizing statute.
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Authorization

Authorization Citation:Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3406
Parent Agency:Department of Health and Human Services

Memberships and Meetings

Number Of Members:19 (minimum of 12 required)
Who Appoints:DHHS CEO
Legislative Approval:No
Qualifications Of Members:In 2022, the Legislature divided the State Child and Maternal Death Review Team into two distinct entities. See Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3406 for qualifications of this team.
Per Diem:No
Expense Reimbursement:Yes
Term Length:4 years except for permanent members
Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:Terms Rotate

Meetings Required In:

Required FY 21-22:NA
Held FY 21-22:NA
Required FY 22-23:4
Held FY 22-23:4
Required FY 23-24:4
Held FY 23-24:4

Operations

Support Staff:2 FTE
Shared or Separate:1.5 separate .5 shared
FY 21-22 Budget:NA
FY 22-23 Budget:$180,965
FY 23-24 Budget:$180,965
Other Funding Sources:Federal funds only
Spending Authority:Federal fund spending authority is authorized within the mainline budget bill.

Accomplishments

Since July 1, 2020:These accomplishments are provided by the Department of Health and Human Services and reflects its sole views. In 2022, the MMRC was awarded funding through the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM) cooperative agreement.In 2023, a full-time abstractor was hired to support the MMRC. This has increased the ability of the team to accomplish timely case abstraction. The average time from case identification to completed case abstraction decreased from 15 months to 11 months. Due to having cases abstracted in a timely manner, the committee is consistently able to review 100% of cases within 24 months of death. The committee has grown to 19 members in 2024, allowing for membership that represents the population of the state of Nebraska. Additionally, the committee now includes a variety of clinical and non-clinical maternal health stakeholders which allows for multi-disciplinary case reviews. The MMRC has published Maternal Mortality reports in 2021, 2023, and 2024, and published a Severe Maternal Morbidity Report in 2024.