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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-550.3: Record of Infants Born Exposed to Alcohol and Other

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  2. Title 63

Harmful Substances.

A. The Department of Human Services shall establish and

maintain an up-to-date Record of Infants Born Exposed to Alcohol and

Other Harmful Substances. Such record shall include data necessary

for surveys and scientific research, and other data which is

necessary and proper to further the recognition, prevention and

treatment of infants born addicted to or prenatally exposed to

harmful substances and shall be based upon information collected by

the Department as a result of investigations made pursuant to

Section 7103 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. For purposes of

this section, "harmful substances" means an intoxicating liquor or a

controlled dangerous substance.

B. The Record of Infants Born Exposed to Alcohol and Other

Harmful Substances shall include, but not be limited to, the

following information:

1. The classification of the birth hospital, whether it is

public or private;

2. Results of the toxicology report on an infant and its mother

and, if positive, the type of drug or drugs involved;

3. The date of birth, birth weight, gestational age and race of

the infant;

4. The county of residence;

5. The date and county of report;

6. Demographic information on the mother including, but not

limited to, age, race, education level, marital status, income

level, whether prenatal care was received and the type of prenatal

care received, whether it was private, public health clinic or

hospital clinic;

7. Type of treatment, whether the mother was referred for

inpatient or outpatient; and

8. Whether the child was recommended for removal from custody

of the parent.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to compel any

infant or mother reported pursuant to the provisions of this act to

submit to any medical examination, treatment or supervision of any

kind.

D. The Commission for Human Services shall promulgate rules to

carry out the provisions of this section and the Department of Human

Services shall adopt agency policy directing employees of the Child

Welfare Division within the Department of Human Services to collect

and compile any and all data and information gathered from

investigations made pursuant to Section 7103 of Title 10 of the

Oklahoma Statutes necessary for the purposes of this section.

E. The Department of Human Services shall compile and evaluate

information received from the reports required pursuant to this

section into a report to be distributed on or before January 1 of

each year to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,

the Speaker of the House of Representatives and such other persons

as the Department deems advisable or necessary.

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