{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-901b","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 901B","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The child welfare policy of this State shall serve to advance the best interests and secure the safety and well-being of an infant with prenatal substance exposure, while preserving the family unit whenever the safety of the infant is not jeopardized. To further this policy, this chapter:\n(1) Requires that notifications of infants with prenatal substance exposure be made to the Division by the health-care provider involved in the delivery or care of the infant.\n(2) Requires a coordinated, service-integrated response by various agencies in this State’s health and child welfare systems to work together to ensure the safety and well-being of infants with prenatal substance exposure by developing, implementing, and monitoring a Plan of Safe Care that addresses the health and substance use treatment needs of the infant and affected family or caregiver.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 9B. Infants with Prenatal Substance Exposure"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c009b/index.html#901B","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:20Z","sha256":"664c97097c83792fe0ef026e173ddc077bf39002118e8dd1336d6f4750492ece","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-935","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-902b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}