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H.R. 5702

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Preventing NAS and Protecting Babies Act
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · May 11, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
May 8, 2018
Sponsor
Rep. Cheri BustosD
Cosponsors (2)
2D 0R
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Preventing NAS and Protecting 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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