Colorado § 19-1-129 - Department - research authorized - prenatal substance exposure - newborn and family outcomes - report.
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§ 19-1-129. Department - research authorized - prenatal substance exposure - newborn and family outcomes - report.
(1) The state department of human services may conduct research as related to the definition of "abuse" in section 19-1-103 concerning the incidence of prenatal substance exposure and related newborn and family health and human services outcomes as the result of a mother's lawful and unlawful intake of controlled substances.
(2) Beginning in January 2021 and every two years thereafter, the state department of human services shall report the outcomes of any research conducted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to the joint health committees of the general assembly as part of its "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" presentation required by section 2-7-203.
Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-228), ch. 276, p. 2603, § 6, effective May 23. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1048, § 35, effective June 30.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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