#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ehij  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to provide assistance to      
,states in complying with1 and          
implementing1 certain provisions of     
section #ajf of the ,child ,abuse       
,prevention and ,treatment ,act in order
 to promote better protections for young
 children and family-centered responses1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,assisting ,states' ,implementation of  
,plans of ,safe ,care ,act4  #b4        
,assisting ,states with implementation  
of plans of safe care  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services shall provide written guidance
 and1 if appropriate1 technical         
assistance to support ,states in        
complying with1 and implementing1       
subsections 7b77#b77;,b77iii7 and       
7d77#ah7 of section #ajf of the ,child  
,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7 in order to     

promote better protections for young    
children and family-centered responses4 
7b7 ,requirements ,the guidance and     
technical assistance shall-- 7#a7       
enhance ,states' understanding of       
requirements and flexibilities under the
 law1 including clarifying key terms2   
7#b7 address ,state-identified          
challenges with developing1             
implementing1 and monitoring plans of   
safe care2  7#c7 disseminate best       
practices related to developing and     
implementing plans of safe care1        
including differential response1        
collaboration and coordination1 and     
identification and delivery of services1
 while recognizing needs of different   
populations and varying community       
approaches across ,states2  7#d7 support
 collaboration between health care      
providers1 social service agencies1     
public health agencies1 and the child   
welfare system1 to promote a            
family-centered treatment approach2     
7#e7 prevent separation and support     

reunification of families if in the best
 interests of the child2  7#f7 recommend
 treatment approaches for serving       
infants1 pregnant women1 and postpartum 
women whose infants may be affected by  
substance use that are designed to keep 
infants with their mothers and families 
whenever appropriate1 including         
recommendations to encourage pregnant   
women to receive health and other       
support services during pregnancy2  7#g7
 support ,state efforts to develop      
technology systems to manage and monitor
 implementation of plans of safe care2  
and  7#h7 help ,states improve the      
long-term safety and well-being of young
 children and their families4  7c7      
,construction ,the guidance and         
technical assistance shall not be       
construed to amend the requirements of  
the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and       
,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et 
seq474  7d7 ,definition ,for purposes of
 this section1 the term ,state has the  
meaning given such term in section #c of

 the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and      
,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja    
note74  ,passed the ,house of           
,representatives ,june #ac1             
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