US Congress Senate Bill 2687 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-04 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require a grant-receiving state plan for a child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment program to include policies and procedures requiring systems to monitor the multidisciplinary plan of safe care for an infant born affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in order to: ensure the safety and well-being of children; address the health, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, needs of the child, and of the family or affected caregiver, involved; and determine whether and to what extent local entities are capable of providing referrals to and delivery of appropriate services for the child and family. (Sec. 3) Each grant-receiving state shall work annually with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to produce a report including the total number of infants identified and the number of infants for whom a plan of safe care was developed. (Sec. 4) HHS shall: (1) monitor states to ensure that each one's policies and procedures meet requirements to improve outcomes among infants born and identified as being affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and (2) issue guidance to states regarding the requirements and best practices for the development and implementation of plans of safe care.

Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-04	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.
2016-04-04	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2016-03-16	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2016-03-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2687/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2687/BILLS-114s2687is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2687/BILLS-114s2687rs.pdf