The child welfare policy of this State shall serve to advance the best interests and secure the safety and well-being of an infant with prenatal substance exposure, while preserving the family unit whenever the safety of the infant is not jeopardized. To further this policy, this chapter:
(1) Requires that notifications of infants with prenatal substance exposure be made to the Division by the healthcare provider involved in the delivery or care of the infant.(2) Requires a coordinated, service-integrated response by various agencies in this State's health and child welfare systems to work together to ensure the safety and well-being of infants with prenatal substance exposure by developing, implementing, and monitoring a Plan of Safe Care that addresses the health and substance use treatment needs of the infant and affected family or caregiver.Added by Laws 2017, ch. 257,s 1, eff. 6/7/2018.