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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 695<\/a> and 696<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1428841,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359695,"identifier":"32.1-73.12","token":"32.1\/2\/17\/32.1-73.12","url":"\/32.1-73.12\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-73.12\/","token":"32.1\/2\/17\/32.1-73.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department to be lead agency for services for substance-exposed infants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-73.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall serve as the lead agency with responsibility for the development, coordination, and implementation of a plan for services for substance-exposed infants in the Commonwealth. Such plan shall support a trauma-informed approach to identification and treatment of substance-exposed infants and their caregivers and shall include options for improving screening and identification of substance-using pregnant women; use of multidisciplinary approaches to intervention and service delivery during the prenatal period and following the birth of the substance-exposed child; and referral among providers serving substance-exposed infants and their families and caregivers. In carrying out its duties, the Department<\/span> shall work cooperatively with the Department<\/span> of Social Services, the Department<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, community services<\/span> boards<\/span> and behavioral health authorities, local departments<\/span> of health, the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Virginia Section, and such other stakeholders as may be appropriate. The Department<\/span> shall report annually on December 1 to the General Assembly regarding implementation of the plan.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT TO BE LEAD AGENCY FOR SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE-EXPOSED INFANTS (\u00a7\n32.1-73.12)\n\nThe Department shall serve as the lead agency with responsibility for the\ndevelopment, coordination, and implementation of a plan for services for\nsubstance-exposed infants in the Commonwealth. Such plan shall support a\ntrauma-informed approach to identification and treatment of substance-exposed\ninfants and their caregivers and shall include options for improving screening\nand identification of substance-using pregnant women; use of multidisciplinary\napproaches to intervention and service delivery during the prenatal period and\nfollowing the birth of the substance-exposed child; and referral among providers\nserving substance-exposed infants and their families and caregivers. In carrying\nout its duties, the Department shall work cooperatively with the Department of\nSocial Services, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services,\ncommunity services boards and behavioral health authorities, local departments\nof health, the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the\nAmerican Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Virginia Section, and such\nother stakeholders as may be appropriate. The Department shall report annually\non December 1 to the General Assembly regarding implementation of the plan.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, cc. 695, 696.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}