Child abuse or neglect; prenatal substance exposure, mandatory reporters.
Summary
Requires any licensed hospital, whenever a health care provider in such hospital reports suspected child abuse or neglect resulting from prenatal substance exposure, to require the development of a written discharge plan that includes, among other things, appropriate treatment referrals and notice to the community services board of the jurisdiction in which the mother resides for the appointment of a discharge plan manager. The bill provides that such reports shall not constitute a per se finding of child abuse or neglect.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 14, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Jan 28, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1436S1
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105309D-S1
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0)
senate
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Assigned Rehab sub: Subcommittee #2
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103210D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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