145.9265 FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME EFFECTS; DRUG-EXPOSED INFANT.
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145.9265 FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME EFFECTS; DRUG-EXPOSED INFANT.
The commissioner of health, in coordination with the commissioner of education; the commissioner of children, youth, and families; and the commissioner of human services, shall design and implement a coordinated prevention effort to reduce the rates of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects, and reduce the number of drug-exposed infants. The commissioner shall:
(1)conduct research to determine the most effective methods of preventing fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol effects, and drug-exposed infants and to determine the best methods for collecting information on the incidence and prevalence of these problems in Minnesota;
(2)provide training on effective prevention methods to health care professionals and human services workers; and
(3)operate a statewide media campaign focused on reducing the incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects and reducing the number of drug-exposed infants.