#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #ehij  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
provide assi/ance to ,/ates 9 comply+ )1
 & implem5t+1 c]ta9 provisions ( section
 #ajf ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion &     
,treatm5t ,act 9 ord] to promote bett]  
protections = "y *ildr5 & family-c5t]$  
responses1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,assi/+ 
,/ates' ,implem5tation ( ,plans ( ,safe 
,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,assi/+ ,/ates )        
implem5tation ( plans ( safe c>e  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices %all provide writt5 guidance &1
 if appropriate1 te*nical assi/ance to  
support ,/ates 9 comply+ )1 & implem5t+1
 subsections 7b77#b77;,b77iii7 &        
7d77#ah7 ( section #ajf ( ! ,*ild ,abuse
 ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7 9 ord] to promote    
bett] protections = "y *ildr5 &         
family-c5t]$ responses4  7b7            
,requirem5ts ,! guidance & te*nical     
assi/ance %all-- 7#a7 enhance ,/ates'   

und]/&+ ( requirem5ts & flexibilities "u
 ! law1 includ+ cl>ify+ key t]ms2  7#b7 
address ,/ate-id5tifi$ *all5ges )       
develop+1 implem5t+1 & monitor+ plans ( 
safe c>e2  7#c7 dissem9ate be/ practices
 relat$ to develop+ & implem5t+ plans ( 
safe c>e1 includ+ diff]5tial response1  
collaboration & coord9ation1 &          
id5tification & deliv]y ( s]vices1 :ile 
recogniz+ ne$s ( diff]5t populations &  
v>y+ community approa*es across ,/ates2 
7#d7 support collaboration betwe5 heal? 
c>e provid]s1 social s]vice ag5cies1    
public heal? ag5cies1 & ! *ild welf>e   
sy/em1 to promote a family-c5t]$        
treatm5t approa*2  7#e7 prev5t sep>ation
 & support reunification ( families if 9
 ! be/ int]e/s ( ! *ild2  7#f7 recomm5d 
treatm5t approa*es = s]v+ infants1      
pregnant wom51 & po/p>tum wom5 ^:       
infants may be affect$ by sub/ance use t
 are design$ to keep infants ) _! mo!rs 
& families :5ev] appropriate1 includ+   
recomm5dations to enc\rage pregnant wom5
 to receive heal? & o!r support s]vices 

dur+ pregnancy2  7#g7 support ,/ate     
ef=ts to develop te*nology sy/ems to    
manage & monitor implem5tation ( plans (
 safe c>e2 &  7#h7 help ,/ates improve !
 long-t]m safety & well-be+ ( "y *ildr5 
& _! families4  7c7 ,con/ruction ,!     
guidance & te*nical assi/ance %all n be 
con/ru$ to am5d ! requirem5ts ( ! ,*ild 
,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq474  7d7          
,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! 
t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #c ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion &
 ,treatm5t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja    
note74  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 ,june #ac1 #bjah4;,cl]k4