Utah § 80-2-603 - Fetal alcohol syndrome or spectrum disorder and drug dependency reporting requirements.
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§ 80-2-603. Fetal alcohol syndrome or spectrum disorder and drug dependency reporting requirements.
Effective 5/3/2023 80-2-603.
Fetal alcohol syndrome or spectrum disorder and drug dependency reporting requirements.
A health care provider who attends the birth of a newborn child or cares for a newborn child and determines the following, shall report the determination to the division as soon as possible:
(a)
the newborn child:
(i)
is adversely affected by the child's mother's substance abuse during pregnancy;
(ii)
has fetal alcohol syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; or
(iii)
demonstrates drug or alcohol withdrawal symptoms; or
(b)
the parent of the newborn child or a person responsible for the child's care demonstrates functional impairment or an inability to care for the child as a result of the parent's or person's substance abuse.
constitute grounds for excluding evidence regarding the child's injuries, or the cause of the child's injuries, in a judicial or administrative proceeding resulting from a report under this section.
Section 80-2-603 ("Fetal alcohol syndrome or spectrum disorder and drug dependency reporting requirements.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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