2531 – Children and Recovering Mothers Program.

§   2531.   Children   and  recovering  mothers  program.  Subject  to
  appropriation, the commissioner, in consultation with  the  commissioner
  of  alcoholism  and substance abuse services, is authorized to establish
  the  children  and  recovering  mothers  program,  a  program  aimed  at
  providing  health  care providers, hospitals and midwifery birth centers
  with guidance, education and assistance when providing care to expectant
  mothers with a substance use disorder. Such program shall:
1. Provide information to  both  health  care  providers  as  well  as
  expectant  mothers  regarding  use  of medication assisted treatment for
  pregnant women, which shall include information regarding buprenorphrine
  training, tools for providers on effective management of  women  with  a
  substance  use  disorder  during  pregnancy,  and  a  referral  list  of
  providers in the area;
2.  Provide  guidance  and  referral  information  for  substance  use
  disorder  services,  home  visiting  services  and  other  benefits  and
  services that they may be eligible for while expecting and after birth;
3. Develop a  system  for  rapid  consultation  and  referral  linkage
  services  for  obstetricians  and  primary  care providers statewide who
  provide care for expectant mothers with substance use disorders;
4. Provide guidance on the identification of  signs  and  symptoms  of
  substance use disorder in expectant mothers; and
5. Anything else deemed necessary to implement the program.