Budget Amendment ID: FY2016-S3-841

EHS 841

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Ms. Flanagan, Mrs. L'Italien and Mr. Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4513-1000, By adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further that not less than $200,000 be expended for a statewide program to improve the care and training for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome at hospital-based facilities that care for mothers and newborns, including the ten level III neonatal intensive care units in the commonwealth; provided further, that the program shall encourage collaboration between medical providers, community organizations and public health agencies to educate and increase the standardization of practices while developing a robust statewide database to allow for measured improvements in care and outcomes for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome, including reductions in length of stay and pharmacologic treatment.”; and in said item by striking out the figures “$5,524,931” and inserting in place thereof the figures “5,724,931”