71 Pa. Stat. § 554

Current through P.A. Acts 2023-32
Section 554 - Staff training and referral mechanisms (Adm. Code Section 2124)

The Department of Health shall have the power, and its duty shall be:

(a) To establish, on a demonstration basis, programs to train the staff of child protective services agencies, counseling programs and shelters for victims of domestic violence, recipients of funds under the High Risk Maternity Program or the Federal Maternal and Child Health Block Grant and community or State health care centers in order to identify those pregnant women and mothers, for whom these agencies are already providing services, who are in need of drug or alcohol treatment; and
(b) To establish referral networks and mechanisms between these agencies and the single county authorities and appropriate drug and alcohol treatment programs.

71 P.S. § 554

1929, April 9, P.L. 177, No. 175, § 2124, added 1993, July 8, P.L. 451, No. 65, § 1, effective in 60 days.