34-23B-1. Prenatal effects of drug and alcohol use. Any primary health care provider of obstetrical care to a pregnant woman and any counselor who provides services to a pregnant woman shall educate all pregnant patients as to the prenatal effects of drugs and alcohol. The Department of Health and the Department of Social Services shall […]
34-23B-2. Creation and administration of prenatal educational program. The Department of Health and the Department of Social Services shall create and administer an educational program that offers education to all primary providers of obstetrical care and chemical dependency counselors providing services to pregnant women: (1)In taking accurate and complete drug and alcohol histories for their […]
34-23B-3. Age-appropriate education materials available to school districts. Upon receipt of funds for such programs, the secretary of education shall adopt and make available to all school districts age-appropriate drug and alcohol education curricula concerning the physiological effects caused by the use of drugs and alcohol on the developing child before and after birth for […]
34-23B-4. Toll-free information line. The Department of Health and the Department of Social Services shall maintain a toll-free information line for the purpose of providing information on resources for substance abuse treatment and for assisting with referral for substance abusing pregnant women. Source: SL 1993, ch 252, §4; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), […]
34-23B-5. Screening materials to detect at-risk users of drugs and alcohol. The Department of Health and the Department of Social Services shall develop screening materials and criteria and make them available for use by primary providers for identification of high- and moderate-risk drug and alcohol use during pregnancy. Source: SL 1993, ch 252, §5; SL […]
34-23B-6. Referral to alcohol or drug program–Immunity from liability. Any physician, physician’s assistant, nurse, certified nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, counselor, social worker, licensed or registered child welfare provider, employee or volunteer of a domestic abuse center, chemical dependency counselor, or safety sensitive position as defined in § 3-6C-1 who provides services to a pregnant […]
34-23B-7. Definitions. Terms used in §§ 34-23B-8 and 34-23B-9 mean: (1)”Lethal fetal anomaly,” a condition that is diagnosed before the child’s birth and will, with reasonable medical certainty, result in the child’s death within three months from the date of birth; and (2)”Perinatal hospice,” the provision of: (a)Comprehensive, supportive care to a pregnant mother and […]
34-23B-8. Perinatal hospice providers and programs. The Department of Health shall develop and post on the department’s website: (1)A brochure that: (a)Describes the services available from a perinatal hospice program; (b)Includes a statement that medical assistance benefits may be available for prenatal care, childbirth, and perinatal hospice; (c)Includes information regarding access to grief counseling and […]
34-23B-9. Receipt of information. If a pregnant mother is notified of a lethal fetal anomaly, the health care provider shall, at the time of notification, provide the mother with copies of the brochure and lists referenced in §34-23B-8. Source: SL 2021, ch 152, § 3.
