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2012 SESSION
SB 448 Child abuse; increases reporting period by health care providers on substance exposed infants.
Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Suspected child abuse; substance exposed infants; reporting by physicians. Increases the period of time from seven days to six weeks during which a health care provider, not exclusively the attending physician as in current law, may make a finding that an infant is a substance exposed infant in cases in which the determination is based on a drug test of the infant or on a diagnosis that the child has an illness, disease, or condition that may be attributed to in utero exposure to controlled substances. A diagnosis that the infant has fetal alcohol spectrum disorder may be made at any time following a child's birth. The bill also allows a petition to be filed alleging suspected child abuse or neglect based on a finding by a health care provider that an infant is a substance exposed infant at any time. This bill is identical to HB 507.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100670D pdf
- 02/21/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104801D-H1 pdf
- 03/01/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB448ER) pdf
- 04/05/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100670D
- 01/11/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/03/12 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/12 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/21/12 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104801D-H1
- 02/22/12 House: Read second time
- 02/23/12 House: Read third time
- 02/23/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104801D-H1
- 02/23/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB448H1
- 02/23/12 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Title replaced 12104801D-H1
- 03/01/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/01/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB448ER)
- 03/01/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/05/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 640 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/05/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640)