HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 436 FILED ON: 1/10/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 126
|
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Patricia A. Haddad
_________________
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to early intervention services for children with prenatal exposure to opioids.
_______________
PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Patricia A. Haddad | 5th Bristol | 1/10/2019 |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 1/23/2019 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/23/2019 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Daniel Cahill | 10th Essex | 1/23/2019 |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 1/23/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/26/2019 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/2/2019 |
Christopher Hendricks | 11th Bristol | 1/29/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/23/2019 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/28/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/24/2019 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 1/28/2019 |
Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable | 1/29/2019 |
Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Alan Silvia | 7th Bristol | 1/25/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/29/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 436 FILED ON: 1/10/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 126
By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 126) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to access to early intervention services for children with prenatal exposure to opioids. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
_______________
An Act relative to early intervention services for children with prenatal exposure to opioids.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1 of Chapter 111G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following definitions:-
"Substance-Exposed Newborn", a newborn who was exposed to alcohol or other drugs ingested by the mother in utero, whether or not this exposure is detected at birth through a drug screen or withdrawal symptoms.
"Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome", symptoms and signs exhibited by a newborn due to drug withdrawal, the term used to represent the pattern of effects that are associated with opioid withdrawal in newborns.
Section 2 of Chapter 111G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
The department shall review and revise the early intervention operational standards to ensure that children under the age of 3, who are diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and children under the age of 3, who meet the definition of substance-exposed newborns, are deemed categorically eligible for early intervention services until the child's third birthday.