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CPAC Committee Meetings: Substance Exposed Infants/Medically Fragile Children Committee


Substance Exposed Infants/Medically Fragile Children Committee
Membership: Jen Donahue, Esquire - Co-Chair
Dr. Allan De Jong - Co-Chair
Status: Inactive
Mission: Improve outcomes for substance-exposed infants (SEI) and their families by addressing the following recommendations as developed at the Joint CPAC/CDRC Retreat:
  1. establish a definition of substance-exposed and substance-addicted infants;
  2. draft a statute to mirror the definitions as needed and consider adding language to the neglect statute;
  3. recommend universal drug screenings for infants in all birthing facilities in the state;
  4. review and revise the DFS Hospital High Risk Medical Discharge Protocol to include substance-exposed infants;
  5. refer SEI’s to evidence-based home visiting nursing programs prior to discharge; and,
  6. review and incorporate the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Guidelines for Management developed by DHMIC’s Standards of Care Committee.
Next Meeting: Public Meeting Calendar
Minutes: Available on the Public Meeting Calender
Reports:

Wilmington
900 King Street
Suite 350
Wilmington, DE 19801
Main line: (302) 255-1730
Fax: (302) 577-6831

Dover
400 Court Street
Dover, DE 19901
Fax: (302) 672-1125

Georgetown
6 West Market Street
Suite 2
Georgetown, DE 19947
Main line: (302) 856-5720
Fax: (302) 677-7027