H.B. 38
         EDUCATION AND OUTREACH REGARDING SUBSTANCES HARMFUL DURING PREGNANCY

house floor Amendments

Amendment 1 January 28, 2008 11:25 am



Representative Ronda Rudd Menlove proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 12 :    

             12          This bill amends the Utah
{   Human Services   }        Health       Code to establish a public education and


2.    Page 1, Lines 17 through 18 :    

             17          .    directs the
{   Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, within the   } Department

             18      of
{   Human Services,   }        Health       to conduct a public education and outreach program to inform


3.    Page 2, Lines 29 through 30 :    

             29          
{   62A-15-1101, Utah Code Annotated 1953

             30          62A-15-1102, Utah Code Annotated 1953  
}

    
  26-7-4, Utah Code Annotated 1953      


4.    Page 2, Lines 33 through 47 :    

             33          
{   Section 1. Section 62A-15-1101 is enacted to read:

             34     
Part 11. Education and Outreach

             35          62A-15-1101. Title.
             36          This part is known as "Education and Outreach."
             37          Section 2. Section 62A-15-1102 is enacted to read:
             38          62A-15-1102. Public education and outreach regarding substances harmful
             39      during pregnancy.
             40          The division shall conduct a public education and outreach program to inform pregnant
             41      women and women who may become pregnant of:
             42          (1) the danger of using alcohol, tobacco, or other harmful substances during pregnancy;
             43          (2) treatment and other assistance available to help women avoid or stop the use or
             44      abuse of a substance described in Subsection (1); and
             45          (3) legal protections provided by law or court rule that prohibit information relating to
             46      treatment received under Subsection (2) from being used as evidence against the woman in
             47      court.  
}

    
  Section 1. Section 26-7-4 is enacted to read:      


            26-7-4. Public education and outreach regarding substances harmful during pregnancy.

     The department shall, under the direction of the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-violence Coordinating Council, created in Section 63-25a-203, and in consultation with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, within the Department of Human Services, conduct a public education and outreach program to inform pregnant women and women who may become pregnant of:  

    
  (1) the danger of using alcohol, tobacco, or other harmful substances during pregnancy;

     (2) treatment and other assistance available to help women avoid or stop the use or abuse of a substance described in Subsection (1); and
     (3) legal protections provided by law or court rule that prohibit information relating to treatment received under Subsection (2) from being used as evidence against the woman in court.
 


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