Section 25.5-5-309 - Pregnant women - needs assessment - referral to treatment program - definition(1) The health-care practitioner for each pregnant woman who is enrolled or eligible for services pursuant to section 25.5-5-101 (1)(c) or 25.5-5-201 (1)(m.5) is encouraged to identify as soon as possible after the woman is determined to be pregnant whether the woman is at risk of a poor birth outcome due to substance use during the prenatal period and in need of special assistance in order to reduce the risk. If the health-care practitioner makes such determination regarding any pregnant woman, the health-care practitioner is encouraged to refer the woman to any entity approved and licensed by the behavioral health administration in the department of human services for the performance of a needs assessment. Any county department of human or social services may refer an eligible woman for a needs assessment, or any pregnant woman who is eligible for services pursuant to section 25.5-5-201 (1)(m.5) may refer herself for a needs assessment.(2) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, a "needs assessment" means an assessment that is designed to determine the services that are needed for a pregnant woman to minimize the occurrence of a poor birth outcome due to substance use by the pregnant woman.Amended by 2022 Ch. 222, § 71, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2019 Ch. 272, § 2, eff. 5/23/2019.Amended by 2014 Ch. 12, § 13, eff. 2/27/2014.L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1875, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10 -1043), ch. 314, p. 314, § 6, effective April 15. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14 -067), ch. 116, p. 116, § 13, effective February 27. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1193), ch. 2568, p. 2568, § 2, effective May 23.This section is similar to former § 26-4-508.2 as it existed prior to 2006.
For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1193, see section 1 of chapter 272, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.