Hawaii

SECTION 3. The moneys appropriated by this Act shall be used for:

(1) Case management for pregnant women and women who recently delivered (up to six months) who are

struggling with substance abuse, including alcohol, to

be provided by a master's degree level social worker

or nurse experienced in the area of substance abuse

treatment;

The department or its authorized agents shall furnish to each applicant for a civil union license a brochure explaining risks to pregnancy including fetal alcohol and drug syndromes, provided that the information is available.

The sum of $170,000 or so allocated for fiscal year 2011-2012 and additional funding TBD 2012-2013 for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the Department of Health for the purposes of this Act.

The purpose of this Act is to require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to post a warning sign to inform customers of the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

Requires specified persons to report possible non-medical drug or alcohol abuse by a pregnant woman to the Department of Human Services. Allows voluntary reporting by anyone else. Requires Department of Human Services to make an assessment and offer services to the pregnant woman.

Requires liquor establishments to post warning signs regarding fetal alcohol syndrome, with the message: "GOVERNMENT WARNING: ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS."

The purpose of this Act is to establish a clinic to address Hawaii's current lack of facilities equipped to provide comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care to women who have a history of methamphetamine and other substance abuse, including alcohol and tobacco. The clinic will provide care at one location, and the care will include nonjudgmental substance abuse counseling, parenting classes, social service resources, and legal services.

Amends Section 321-426 of the Hawaii State Code so that fees collected for marriage licenses pursuant to Section 572-6 are deposited into the birth defects special fund.

... The department or its authorized agents shall also furnish to each applicant for a civil union license information, to be provided by the department, relating to population stabilization, family planning, birth control, fetal alcohol and drug syndromes...

Section 2. There is established within the family health services division of the department of health one full-time equivalent permanent professional fetal alcohol spectrum disorder coordinator position.

The purpose of this Act is to establish a pilot clinic to address Hawaii’s current lack of facilities equipped to provide comprehensive prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care to women who have a history of methamphetamine and other substance abuse, including alcohol and tobacco.

Requesting the Department of Health to establish a coordinated statewide effort to address fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Appropriates $100,000 in both fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 for two counselors on Maui to treat women incarcerated on drug-related charges. The bill quotes statistics for births affected by maternal substance abuse and the societal cost of fetal alcohol syndrome as part of its consideration in making the appropriation.