Substance use during pregnancy: time for policy to catch up with research

Table 2 Type of Substance Abuse Statutes by State

STATE	Mandates Prenatal Testing/ Screening for Substance Use	Includes maternal substance abuse or infant substance exposure under the definition of abuse	Mandates Neonatal testing For Drugs	Mandates Reporting as Child Abuse or Neglect	Mandates Postnatal Reporting Assessment or Services	Mandates Priority Access to Treatment for Pregnant Women	Provides Treatment Program or Coordination of Services	Perinatal Substance Abuse Task Force Established by State Legislature	Mandates Posting of Dangers of Alcohol to Pregnant Women
AL
AK
AZ		Yes		Yes			Yes
AR
CA					Yes		Yes	Yes
CO							Yes
CT							Yes
DE
DC				Yes					Yes
FL		Yes		Yes
GA						Yes			Yes
HI
ID
IL		Yes		Yes
IN							Yes
IA		Yes		Yes				Yes
KS						Yes	Yes
KY								Yes
LA							Yes
ME
MD		Yes		Yes		Yes	Yes
MA				Yes
MI		Yes		Yes				Yes
MN	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV				Yes
NH								Yes
NJ									Yes
NM									Yes
NY									Yes
NC							Yes
ND
OH							Yes
OK				Yes				Yes
OR
PA							Yes
RI
SC		Yes		Yes
SD		Yes		Yes			Yes
TN
TX
UT				Yes
STATE	Mandates Prenatal Testing/ Screening for Substance Use	Includes maternal substance abuse or infant substance exposure under the definition of abuse	Mandates Neonatal testing For Drugs	Mandates Reporting as Child Abuse or Neglect	Mandates Postnatal Reporting Assessment or Services	Mandates Priority Access to Treatment for Pregnant Women	Provides Treatment Program or Coordination of Services	Perinatal Substance Abuse Task Force Established by State Legislature	Mandates Posting of Dangers of Alcohol to Pregnant Women
VT
VA	Yes	Yes		Yes			Yes	Yes
WA
WV							Yes		Yes
WI					Yes	Yes
WY

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