Bill Text: VA HB1157 | 2018 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Substance-exposed infants; plan for services, report.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0695) [HB1157 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HB1157-Engrossed.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 17, consisting of a section numbered 32.1-73.12, as follows:
§32.1-73.12. Department to be lead agency for services for substance-exposed infants.
The Department shall serve as the lead agency with responsibility for the development, coordination, and implementation of a plan for services for substance-exposed infants in the Commonwealth. Such plan shall support a trauma-informed approach to identification and treatment of substance-exposed infants and their caregivers and shall include options for improving screening and identification of substance-using pregnant women; use of multidisciplinary approaches to intervention and service delivery during the prenatal period and following the birth of the substance-exposed child; and referral among providers serving substance-exposed infants and their families and caregivers. In carrying out its duties, the Department shall work cooperatively with the Department of Social Services, [ the ] Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, community services boards and behavioral health authorities, local departments of health, [ the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Virginia Section, ] and such other stakeholders as may be appropriate. [ The Department shall report annually on December 1 to the General Assembly regarding implementation of the plan. ]
