Sec. 4. Requirement that States coordinate substance abuse prevention and treatment services and child welfare services
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Section 432(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629b(a) ) is amended— by striking and at the end of paragraph (9); by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(10)and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: provides that the child welfare agencies of the State shall have in effect a protocol for coordinating substance abuse prevention and treatment services with child welfare services, which shall, at a minimum, provide for— meeting the need for timely access to services; reporting on the effects of parental substance use disorders on the child welfare agencies; how the child welfare agencies will address parental substance abuse treatment needs; and the establishment of a safe care plan for all infants affected by prenatal substance exposure, under which the provision of substance use treatment services will be coordinated with health care providers; and contains descriptions of— all Federal funding sources used, or that are planned to be used, to support family-centered treatment substance use disorder programs for families with children who are in, or at risk of entering or re-entering, the child welfare system; and how the State agency is partnering with, or plans to partner with, public or private agencies providing substance use disorder treatment services for families in, or at risk of entering, the child welfare system. . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter that begins 1 year or more after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. If the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan developed pursuant to part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
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