049-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-4 - Data Reporting and Oversight

(a) Patient care teams responsible for developing and initiating a Plan of Safe Care shall provide the total number of infants and families for whom a Plan of Safe Care has been developed to the Department pursuant to W.S. § 35-2-1401(e).

(b) A member of the patient care team, involved in the delivery or care of Infants Prenatally Substance Exposed, shall notify the Department of the occurrence of those conditions of infants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(2)(B)(ii).

(c) The Department shall collect and report:

(i) The aggregated rate of births in the state of infants affected by substance abuse/withdrawal symptoms or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(7)(C)(i)(I)(bb).

(ii) The number of infants identified for whom a Plan of Safe Care was developed, and for whom a referral was made for appropriate services pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(7)(C)(i)(I)(cc).

(iii) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(7)(E), the number of infants who:

(A) Experienced removal associated with parental substance use;

(B) Experienced removal and were reunified with parents, and the length of time between the removal and reunification;

(C) Were referred to community providers without a child protection case;

(D) Received services while in the care of their birth parents;

(E) Received post-reunification services within 1 year after reunification occurred;

(F) Experienced a return to out-of-home care within 1 year after reunification.

(d) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C 5106a(b)(2)(B)(iii)(II) the Department shall develop and implement a State monitoring system regarding the implementation of Plans of Safe Care to determine whether and in what manner local entities are providing referrals to and delivery of appropriate services for the infant and affected family or caregivers.

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049-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-4

Adopted, Eff. 3/6/2024.