Section 11757.59 Of Chapter 2. Alcohol And Drug Affected Mothers And Infants From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) Funds distributed under this chapter shall be used by
counties to fund residential and nonresidential alcohol and other
drug treatment programs for pregnant women, postpartum women, and
their children and to fund other support services directed at
bringing pregnant and postpartum women into treatment and caring for
alcohol and other drug exposed infants. Funds may also be used to
provide case management services to alcohol and other drug abusing
women and their children and special recruitment, training, and
support services for foster care parents of substance exposed
infants.
(b) In carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, the
office may include in its guidelines the special needs of pregnant
women and postpartum women who are chemically dependent and who are
in need of treatment services. These special needs include, but are
not limited to, the following:
(1) Provision for medical services, which may include, but not be
limited to, the following:
(A) Low-risk and high-risk prenatal care.
(B) Pediatric followup care, including preventive infant health
care.
(C) Developmental followup care.
(D) Nutrition counseling.
(E) Methadone.
(F) Testing and counseling relating to AIDS.
(G) Monthly visits with a physician and surgeon who specializes in
treating persons with chemical dependencies.
(2) Provision for nonmedical services, which may include, but not
be limited to, the following:
(A) Case management.
(B) Individual or group counseling sessions, which occur at least
once a week.
(C) Family counseling, including, but not limited to, counseling
services for partners and children of the women.
(D) Health education services, including perinatal chemical
dependency classes, addressing topics that include, but are not
limited to, the effects of drugs on infants, AIDS, addiction in the
family, child development, nutrition, self-esteem, and responsible
decisionmaking.
(E) Parenting classes.
(F) Adequate child care for participating women.
(G) Encouragement of active participation and support by spouses,
domestic partners, family members, and friends.
(H) Opportunities for a women-only treatment environment.
(I) Transportation to outpatient treatment programs.
(J) Followup services, which may include, but not be limited to,
assistance with transition into housing in a drug-free environment.
(K) Child development services.
(L) Educational and vocational services for women.
(M) Weekly urine testing.
(N) Special recruitment, training, and support services for foster
care parents of substance exposed infants.
(O) Outreach which reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of
the population served.