To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy implementing certain recommendations relating to the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5562| House
| Updated: 4/25/2018
Evan H. Jenkins
Republican Representative
West Virginia
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Health
Child healthCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careMedical researchSex and reproductive healthState and local government operationsWomen's health
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy implementing certain recommendations relating to the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5562| House
| Updated: 4/25/2018
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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Evan H. Jenkins
Republican Representative
West Virginia
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child healthCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careMedical researchSex and reproductive healthState and local government operationsWomen's health