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1 1 Amend Senate File 100 as follows:
1 2 #1. By striking page 1, line 1 through page 2,
1 3 line 5 and inserting the following:
1 4 "Section 1. Section 125.12, Code 2001, is amended
1 5 by adding the following new subsections:
1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. In addition to the program
1 7 components listed in subsection 2, the program shall
1 8 include a program of services for pregnant women and
1 9 postpartum women who are substance abusers and their
1 10 children. The department shall establish an office on
1 11 perinatal substance abuse to implement the program of
1 12 services.
1 13 a. The office of perinatal substance abuse may do
1 14 any of the following:
1 15 (1) Coordinate pilot projects and planning
1 16 projects funded by the state which are related to
1 17 perinatal substance abuse.
1 18 (2) Provide technical assistance to counties,
1 19 public entities, and private entities that are
1 20 attempting to address the problem of perinatal
1 21 substance abuse.
1 22 (3) Serve as a clearinghouse of information
1 23 regarding strategies and programs which address
1 24 perinatal substance abuse.
1 25 (4) Encourage innovative responses by public and
1 26 private entities that are attempting to address the
1 27 problem of perinatal substance abuse.
1 28 (5) Review proposals of, and develop proposals
1 29 for, state agencies regarding the funding of programs
1 30 relating to perinatal substance abuse.
1 31 b. The office on perinatal substance abuse shall
1 32 work closely with the council on chemically exposed
1 33 infants and children established in section 235C.1 in
1 34 implementing the program of services and in developing
1 35 a coordinated state strategy for addressing the needs
1 36 of pregnant women, postpartum women, and their
1 37 children for substance abuse treatment.
1 38 c. The coordinated state strategy shall address
1 39 the special needs of pregnant women and postpartum
1 40 women who are substance abusers. The special needs to
1 41 be addressed may include but are not limited to all
1 42 the following:
1 43 (1) Provision for medical services, which may
1 44 include but are not limited to any of the following:
1 45 (a) Low-risk and high-risk prenatal care.
1 46 (b) Pediatric follow-up care, including preventive
1 47 infant health care.
1 48 (c) Developmental follow-up care.
1 49 (d) Nutrition counseling.
1 50 (e) Methadone.
2 1 (f) Testing and counseling relating to acquired
2 2 immune deficiency syndrome.
2 3 (g) Monthly visits with a physician and surgeon
2 4 who specializes in treating persons with chemical
2 5 dependencies.
2 6 (2) Provision for nonmedical services which may
2 7 include but are not limited to any of the following:
2 8 (a) Case management.
2 9 (b) Individual or group counseling sessions, which
2 10 occur at least once a week.
2 11 (c) Family counseling, including counseling
2 12 services for partners and children of the women.
2 13 (d) Health education services, including perinatal
2 14 chemical dependency classes, addressing topics that
2 15 include but are not limited to the effects of drugs on
2 16 infants, acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
2 17 addiction in the family, child development, nutrition,
2 18 self-esteem, and responsible decision making.
2 19 (e) Parenting classes.
2 20 (f) Adequate child care for participating women.
2 21 (g) Encouragement of active participation and
2 22 support by spouses, domestic partners, family members,
2 23 and friends.
2 24 (h) Opportunities for a women-only treatment
2 25 environment.
2 26 (i) Transportation to outpatient treatment
2 27 programs.
2 28 (j) Follow-up services, which may include but are
2 29 not limited to assistance with transition into housing
2 30 in a drug-free environment.
2 31 (k) Child development services.
2 32 (l) Educational and vocational services for women.
2 33 (m) Weekly urine testing.
2 34 (n) Special recruitment, training, and support
2 35 services for foster care parents of chemically exposed
2 36 infants.
2 37 (o) Outreach which reflects the cultural and
2 38 ethnic diversity of the population served.
2 39 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. A county may establish a
2 40 perinatal substance abuse coordinating council which
2 41 consists of persons who are experts in the areas of
2 42 substance abuse, client outreach and intervention with
2 43 women who are substance abusers, child welfare
2 44 services, maternal and child health services,
2 45 developmental services, and representatives from other
2 46 community-based organizations. The county board of
2 47 supervisors may select an agency or department of the
2 48 county to be the lead agency for perinatal substance
2 49 abuse efforts. The coordination efforts provided by
2 50 the lead agency through the council may include but
3 1 are not limited to the following:
3 2 a. The identification of the extent of the
3 3 perinatal substance abuse problem in the county based
3 4 on existing data.
3 5 b. The development of coordinated responses by
3 6 county health and social services agencies and
3 7 departments which address the problem of perinatal
3 8 substance abuse in the county.
3 9 c. The definition of the elements of an integrated
3 10 substance abuse recovery system for pregnant women,
3 11 postpartum women, and their children.
3 12 d. The identification of essential support
3 13 services to be included into the integrated recovery
3 14 system.
3 15 e. The promotion of communitywide understanding of
3 16 the perinatal substance abuse problem in the county
3 17 and appropriate responses.
3 18 f. The communication with policymakers at both the
3 19 state and federal level about substance abuse
3 20 prevention and treatment needs for pregnant women,
3 21 postpartum women, and their children.
3 22 g. The utilization of services which emphasize
3 23 coordination of treatment services with other health,
3 24 child welfare, child development, and education
3 25 services.
3 26 Sec. . REPORT. The office on perinatal
3 27 substance abuse created in this Act, in consultation
3 28 with the council on chemically exposed infants and
3 29 children, shall evaluate the effectiveness of the
3 30 coordinated state strategy for addressing the needs of
3 31 pregnant women, postpartum women, and their children
3 32 for substance abuse treatment and shall report its
3 33 findings to the general assembly on or before July 1,
3 34 2003."
3 35 #2. Title page, by striking line 2 and inserting
3 36 the following: "for treatment services".
3 37 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
3 38
3 39
3 40
3 41 PATRICIA HARPER
3 42 SF 100.302 79
3 43 jp/cf
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