New Law Requires Substance-Exposed Newborns to be Reported - Maryland

Chris Engel 10/7/137:42 PM

"Effective Oct. 1, a new law pertaining to the reporting of substance-exposed newborns goes into effect in Maryland. The Department of Human Resources developed and proposed this legislation to reflect requirements in the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), that requires health care practitioners involved in the delivery or care of substance-exposed newborns to notify a local department of social services when there is a substance-exposed newborn. It will also create an opportunity to identify parents in need of treatment or other services and to develop a plan for the newborn as well as any other children in the home.

"Early identification of these newborns is a critical part of providing effective services for these families," said Ted Dallas, secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Resources...."

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