Washington

FASD State Coordinator (NAFSC Member)

Lauri Turkovsky, Ed. D.
Behavioral Health Program Manager
Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
PO Box 45330
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-725-3812
Fax: 360-586-0341
E-mail: lauri.turkovsky@dshs.wa.gov

FASD State Task Force

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Interagency Workgroup (FASIAWG)
Chair: Lauri Turkovsky, Washington State Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
E-mail: lauri.turkovsky@dshs.wa.gov

FASD State Website

www.fasdwa.org

FASD State Resources

Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
Web site: http://depts.washington.edu/fadu

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network (FAS DPN)
Susan J. Astley, Ph.D.
Professor of Epidemiology/Pediatrics
Director Washington State FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Network
University of Washington
Center on Human Development & Disability
Room 459, Box 357920
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
Phone: 206-598-0555
Fax: 206-598-7815
FAS DPN Web site: www.fasdpn.org

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Washington State (NOFAS Washington State)
Julie Gelo, Executive Director
P.O. Box 13182
Mill Creek, WA 98082
Phone: 206-940-2832
Fax: 425-485-8968
Web site: www.nofaswa.org

Legislative Information:

Bill Number	Category	Introduced	Description	Status
SB5943	Funding	Introduced 2009 Reintroduced 2010	This bill establishes the child welfare transformation design committee as a mechanism to design, in collaboration with the department of social and health services, the transition to performance-based contracts in the delivery of out-of-home care and case management services. The bill also repeals a section of the Washington Code that called for the development of a comprehensive plan for providing services to mothers who delivered a drug or alcohol exposed or affected infant.	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. 03/15/2010
SB1694	Funding	2009	Sec. 207 2008 c 329 s 208 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:... The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:...(12) The department shall not reduce and shall continue to secure and provide for evaluation training for assessing children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).	Delivered to Governor. Governor signed. Effective date 02/18/2009
HB2093	Criminalization	Introduced 2005 Reintroduced 2006	A parent of a child, the person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or dependent person, or a person employed to provide to the child or dependent person the basic necessities of life is guilty of criminal mistreatment in the first degree: ...If a mother recklessly, as defined in RCW 9A.08.010, causes great bodily harm to her unborn quick child by the use of alcohol or any illicit drug....	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status 01/09/2006
HB2095	Prevention	Introduced 2005 Reintroduced 2006	An act relating to the use of pharmaceutical birth control or tubal ligation in cases of children born alcohol or drug-affected.	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status 01/09/2006