MinnesotaFASD State Coordinator
Sara Messelt
Executive Director
Minnesota Organization on
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
1885 University Avenue, #395
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-917-2370 (phone)
Toll-free: 1-866-90-MOFAS
651-917-2405 (fax)
sara@mofas.org FASD State Web site
http://www.health.state.mn.us/fas/ FASD State Plan
Minnesota
State Plan FASD State Resources
MOFAS Resource
Directory http://www.mofas.org/resources/resource-directory.aspx
Legislative Information:
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HB685
SB732
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Funding
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2007
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Section 1. Appropriation. $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, for a program in underserved counties designed to ensure school readiness for children from birth to kindergarten and their families who are at risk of or have been diagnosed with mental illness or developmental delays due to fetal alcohol or drug exposure, child neglect, or abuse, to ensure school readiness of these children.
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HB685: Referred to Early Childhood Learning Finance Division 03/05/2007 SB732: Referred to Finance Committee 02/12/2007
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HF1295
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Treatment
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2007
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Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 253B.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:… "Chemically dependent person" also means a pregnant woman who has engaged during the pregnancy in habitual or excessive use, for a nonmedical purpose, of any of the following substances or their derivatives:…alcohol. Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 253B.065, subdivision 5, is amended to read: …(c) The court may order early intervention treatment if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that a pregnant woman is a chemically dependent person. A chemically dependent person for purposes of this section is a woman who has during pregnancy engaged in excessive use, for a nonmedical purpose, of…alcohol… that will pose a substantial risk of damage to the brain or physical development of the fetus. Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.5561, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. Reports required. A person mandated to report under section 626.556, subdivision 3, shall immediately report to the local welfare agency if the person knows or has reason to believe that a woman is pregnant …or has consumed alcoholic beverages during such pregnancy in any way that is habitual or excessive. Any person may make a voluntary report if the person knows or has reason to believe that a woman is pregnant and has used… or has consumed alcoholic beverages during such pregnancy in any way that is habitual or excessive.
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services 02/22/2007
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SF310
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Treatment
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2007
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Amends the same statutes as HF1295, and also amends Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 253B.065, subdivision 5 as follows: …(c) The court may order early intervention treatment if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that a pregnant woman is a chemically dependent person. A chemically dependent person for purposes of this section is a woman who has during pregnancy engaged in excessive use, for a nonmedical purpose, of …alcohol…that will pose a substantial risk of damage to the brain or physical development of the fetus.
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Stricken and returned to author 05/18/2007
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HF286 SF964
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Funding
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2007
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A bill for an act relating to human services; continuing funding for programs related to reducing fetal alcohol syndrome, appropriating money.
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Referred to Health Care and Human Services Finance Division 01/22/2007
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HF738 SF322
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Treatment
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2007
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Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 253B.065, subdivision 5, is amended to read: … (c) The court may order early intervention treatment if the court finds that a pregnant woman is a chemically dependent person. A chemically dependent person for purposes of this section is a woman who has during pregnancy engaged in excessive use, for a nonmedical purpose, of controlled substances or their derivatives, alcohol, or inhalants that will pose a substantial risk of damage to the brain or physical development of the fetus.
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Effective 08/01/2007
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HF 2513
SF1969
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Funding
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2004
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On July 1 of each fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2004, $1.19 million of the general fund appropriation to the commissioner of health for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder administration and grants shall be transferred to a statewide organization that focuses solely on prevention of and intervention with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The money shall be used for prevention and intervention services and programs, including, but not limited to, community grants, professional education, public awareness, and diagnosis.
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Enacted under HF2277– date unknown (effective 07/01/2004)
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