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H.R. 5562

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Protecting NAS Babies Act
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Committee
Latest Action · April 25, 2018
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
April 18, 2018
Cosponsors (3)
1D 2R
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Protecting Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Babies Act or the Protecting NAS Babies Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy for implementing recommendations from a departmental report on prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome (a syndrome in which newborns exhibit withdrawal symptoms because of substance use during pregnancy). The strategy must include timelines for implementation, resources for state health agencies, and recommendations for any needed statutory changes.

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