Comprehensive risk assessment enables the prenatal care provider to determine whether the woman or the fetus is at increased risk and provides the basis for further assessment and intervention. Risk factors are characteristics that indicate a higher probability of adverse outcome and help guide the action by the woman, social supports, and the medical provider. The Blueprint to Improve West Virginia Perinatal Health of 2006 recommended a universal maternal risk scoring instrument to be used in the State by all medical providers and all payers.
Senate Bill 307, “Uniform Maternal Screening Act,” was signed into law on May 28, 2009 by former West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III. The bill required the Bureau for Public Health, Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health (OMCFH) to convene a diverse Maternal Risk Screening Advisory Committee to develop a uniform maternal risk screening tool to help identify pregnant women for potential at-risk pregnancies and to meet annually to revise the tool as needed.
The West Virginia Prenatal Risk Screening Instrument (WV PRSI) is the tool REQUIRED by WV law to be submitted by every maternity provider of care for women in West Virginia. The PRSI is required for all West Virginia women on their initial obstetrical visit regardless of payment source. Providers shall notify the woman of any identified high-risk conditions and provide referrals as necessary. All information submitted is confidential and will not be released/disclosed for any reason other than data analysis of at-risk/high-risk pregnancies and planning purposes by public health officials.
The PRSI form is available free of charge on the web site of WVDHHR, OMFCH at www.wvdhhr.org/mcfh, or by emailing a request for forms to OMCFH Materials Management at tammy.s.vickers@wv.gov.
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Amy Tolliver, M.S., Director
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership
(304) 558-0530 ext. 5
atolliver@wvperinatal.org
Committee Members
Allen Alexander
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Jeannie Clark
DHHR, Bureau for Public Health
Kathy Cummons
DHHR, Bureau for Public Health
Martha Dawson, EN, BSN
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Kimberly Farry, MD
Associates for Women’s Health
Misty Harlow
United Hospital Center
Beth Hedrick
Thomas Memorial Hospital
David Jude, MD
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Michael Lassere, MD
Summersville Women’s Health
Cristina Menking-Hoggatt, MS, CNM
BridgeValley Community and Technical College
Christina Mullins
DHHR, Bureau for Public Health
Victoria Shuman, DO, FACOFP
Family Medicine of Clarksburg
Letitia Tierney, MD
DHHR, Bureau for Public Health
Denise Smith
DHHR, Bureau for Public Health
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