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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 777 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 181 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Patricia A. Haddad |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to early intervention services for children with prenatal exposure to opioids. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Patricia A. Haddad5th Bristol1/17/2023Michael J. BarrettThird Middlesex1/31/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023Alan Silvia7th Bristol2/10/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth2/22/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 777 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 181 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 181) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to access to early intervention services for children with |
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| 20 | 20 | | prenatal exposure to opioids. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 226 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to early intervention services for children with prenatal exposure to opioids. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Section 1 of Chapter 111G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2inserting at the end thereof the following definitions:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 "Substance-Exposed Newborn", a newborn who was exposed to alcohol or other drugs |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4ingested by the mother in utero, whether or not this exposure is detected at birth through a drug |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5screen or withdrawal symptoms. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome", symptoms and signs exhibited by a newborn due to |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7drug withdrawal, the term used to represent the pattern of effects that are associated with opioid |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8withdrawal in newborns. 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 Section 2 of Chapter 111G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:- |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 The department shall review and revise the early intervention operational standards to |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12ensure that children under the age of 3, who are diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13and children under the age of 3, who meet the definition of substance-exposed newborns, are |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14deemed categorically eligible for early intervention services until the child's third birthday. |
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