Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse, to maintain and disseminate information about the requirements and best practices relating to the development of plans of safe care for infants born affected by illegal substance abuse, withdrawal symptoms, or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
(Sec. 3) A state plan submitted to HHS for a grant to improve its child protective services system must certify that it has a state law or statewide program relating to child abuse and neglect that includes a plan of safe care for such an infant to ensure its safety and well-being following release from the care of healthcare providers.
The state plan of safe care shall: (1) address the health and substance use disorder treatment needs of the infant and affected family or caregiver; and (2) specify the development and implementation by the state of monitoring systems regarding the implementation of such plans to determine whether and in what manner local entities are providing, in accordance with state requirements, referrals to and delivery of appropriate services for the infant and affected family or caregiver.
(Sec. 4) Annual state data reports shall include the total number of such infants for whom a plan of safe care was developed, and for whom referrals are made for appropriate services, including services for the affected family or caregiver.
(Sec. 5) HHS shall monitor the compliance of each grant-receiving state with applicable current law requirements, including required state policies and procedures regarding care of such infants.
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4843 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4843
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require
certain monitoring and oversight, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 23, 2016
Mr. Barletta (for himself, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Kline, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require
certain monitoring and oversight, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Safe Care for the
Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect Act''.
SEC. 2. BEST PRACTICES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS OF SAFE CARE.
Section 103(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5104(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
``(5) maintain and disseminate information about the best
practices relating to the development of plans of safe care as
described in section 106(b)(2)(B)(iii) for infants born and
identified as being affected by illegal substance abuse or
withdrawal symptoms, or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder;''.
SEC. 3. STATE PLANS.
Section 106(b)(2)(B)(iii) of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end the following: ``to ensure the safety and
well-being of such infant following release from the care of healthcare
providers, including through addressing the health of the affected
family or caregiver''.
SEC. 4. DATA REPORTS.
(a) In General.--Section 106(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is amended by adding at the end of
the following:
``(17) The total number of infants--
``(A) identified under subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii);
``(B) for whom a plan of safe care was developed
under subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii); and
``(C) for whom referrals are made for appropriate
services, including services for the affected family or
caregiver, as may be necessary under subsection
(b)(2)(B)(iii).''.
(b) Redesignation.--Effective on May 29, 2017, section 106(d) of
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is
amended by redesignating paragraph (17) (as added by subsection (a)) as
paragraph (18).
SEC. 5. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.
(a) Amendment.--Title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 114. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.
``The Secretary shall conduct monitoring to ensure that each State
that receives a grant under section 106 is in compliance with the
requirements of section 106(b), which--
``(1) shall--
``(A) be in addition to the review of the State
plan upon its submission under section 106(b)(1)(A);
and
``(B) include monitoring of State policies and
procedures required under clauses (ii) and (iii) of
section 106(b)(2)(B); and
``(2) may include--
``(A) a comparison of activities carried out by the
State to comply with the requirements of section 106(b)
with the State plan most recently approved under
section 432 of the Social Security Act;
``(B) information available on the Website of the
State relating to its compliance with the requirements
of section 106(b);
``(C) site visits, as may be necessary to carry out
such monitoring; and
``(D) information available in the State's Annual
Progress and Services Report most recently submitted
under section 1357.16 of title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations).''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 113, the
following:
``Sec. 114. Monitoring and oversight.''.
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the Secretary
of Health and Human Services or any other officer of the Federal
Government to add new requirements to section 106(b) of the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)), as amended by this
Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-548.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-548.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.
Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2248-2253)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4843.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2253-2254)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 185).(text: CR H2248)
Roll Call #185 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 185). (text: CR H2248)
Roll Call #185 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.