§ 6386. Notification to department and development of plan of safe care for children under one ...
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic RelationsEffective: October 2, 2018
Effective: October 2, 2018
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6386
§ 6386. Notification to department and development of plan of safe care for children under one year of age
(a) Notification to department.--For the purpose of assessing a child and the child's family for a plan of safe care, a health care provider shall immediately give notice or cause notice to be given to the department if the provider is involved in the delivery or care of a child under one year of age and the health care provider has determined, based on standards of professional practice, the child was born affected by:
(2) Notification to the department that a child born affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure or a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder has been born and identified. Ongoing involvement of the county agency after taking into consideration the individual needs of the child and the child's parents and immediate caregivers may not be required.
(4) Identification, informed by an assessment of the needs of the child and the child's parents and immediate caregivers, of the most appropriate lead agency responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring a plan of safe care, informed by a multidisciplinary team meeting that is held prior to the child's discharge from the health care facility, which may include:
Credits
2006, Nov. 9, P.L. 1358, No. 146, § 6, effective in 180 days [May 8, 2007]. Amended 2014, Jan. 22, P.L. 6, No. 4, § 2, effective in 90 days [April 22, 2014]; 2015, July 1, P.L. 94, No. 15, § 8.1, imd. effective; 2018, June 28, P.L. 375, No. 54, § 2, effective after Oct. 1, 2018.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6386, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6386
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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