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2018 SESSION
18101424DBe 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. ]