SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the commissioner of the department of development services shall include neonatal abstinence syndrome under the definition of Closely Related Development Conditions as defined under 115 CMR 2 and 115 CMR 6.06(1).
SECTION 2. Chapter 123B, section 2 is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:
The department of developmental services shall promulgate regulations to facilitate interagency coordination with agencies including, but not limited to, the department of public health, the department of mental health, and the department of early and secondary education and continuation of care during and in the transition provision of Children’s Supports to support access to health care and other services to improve social determinants of health.
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