Title: 
Headings: CAPTA Notification FAQ
CAPTA
 
Notification
 
FAQ
 

What
 
is
 
CAPTA,
 
CARA
 
and
 
the
 
corresponding
 
CT
 
State
 
specific
 
CAPTA
 
legislation?
 

How
 
does
 
this
 
federal
 
and
 
state
 
legislation
 
impact
 
current
 
practice
 
in
 
Connecticut?
 

What
 
is
 
the
 
difference
 
between
 
a
 
report
 
and
 
notification?
 

What
 
specific
 
substances
 
are
 
included
 
and
 
excluded
 
in
 
the
 
notification?
 

What
 
about
 
marijuana
 
use
 
and
 
medical
 
marijuana?
 

What
 
information
 
is
 
provided
 
during
 
the
 
notification?
 

Is
 
there
 
a
 
time
 
frame
 
for
 
when
 
the
 
notification
 
must
 
be
 
made?
 

What
 
is
 
the
 
process
 
for
 
making
 
the
 
CAPTA
 
Notification?
 

What
 
is
 
a
 
Plan
 
of
 
Safe
 
Care
 
(POSC)?
 

How
 
does
 
the
 
POSC
 
get
 
verified
 
at
 
the
 
time
 
of
 
the
 
birthing
 
event?
 

How
 
are
 
multiple
 
births
 
handled?
 

If
 
a
 
birth
 
occurs
 
in
 
Connecticut
 
and
 
mom
 
and
 
baby
 
reside
 
out
 
of
 
state,
 
how
 
should
 
this
 
be
 
handled?
 


How
 
was
 
this
 
process
 
designed?
 

How
 
can
 
I
 
get
 
more
 
information
 
regarding
 
this?
 


Content: A
 
plan
 
of
 
safe
 
care
 
is
 
to
 
be
 
developed
 
for
 
these
 
infants
 
and
 
their
 
families. The
 
requirements
 
are
 
intended
 
to
 
provide
 
the
 
needed
 
services
 
and
 
supports
 
for
 
infants
 
with
 
prenatal
 
exposure,
 
their
 
mothers
 
with
 
substance
 
use
 
disorders
 
and
 
their
 
families
 
to
 
ensure
 
a
 
comprehensive
 
response
 
to
 
the
 
effects
 
of
 
prenatal
 
exposure. Congress
 
stated
 
that
 
these
 
reports
 
to
 
CPS,
 
on
 
their
 
own,
 
are
 
not
 
grounds
 
to
 
substantiate
 
child
 
abuse
 
or
 
neglect. The
 
establishment
 
of
 
a
 
Plan
 
of
 
Safe
 
Care
 
to
 
address
 
the
 
needs
 
of
 
both
 
the
 
infant
 
and
 
parent(s),
 


 
Amending
 
the
 
legislation
 
to
 
include
 
the
 
needs
 
of
 
infants
 
born
 
with
 
and
 
identified
 
as
 
being
 
affected
 
by
 
substance
 
misuse
 
or
 
withdrawal
 
symptoms
 
resulting
 
from
 
prenatal
 
drug
 
exposure,
 
or
 
a
 
Fetal
 
Alcohol
 
Spectrum
 
Disorder. CT
 
state
 
legislation
 
requires: The
 
DCF
 
Commissioner,
 
in
 
consultation
 
with
 
other
 
departments,
 
agencies,
 
or
 
entities
 
concerned
 
with
 
the
 
health
 
and
 
well-being
 
of
 
children,
 
to
 
develop
 
guidelines
 
for
 
the
 
safe
 
care
 
of
 
newborns
 
with
 
Substance
 
Exposure. The
 
creation
 
of
 
written
 
Plans
 
of
 
Safe
 
Care,
 
which
 
must
 
be
 
developed
 
between
 
the
 
providers
 
and
 
mothers
 
of
 
the
 
newborns. A
 
provider
 
involved
 
in
 
the
 
delivery
 
or
 
care
 
of
 
a
 
newborn
 
who,
 
in
 
the
 
provider’s
 
estimation,
 
is
 
exposed
 
to
 
substances
 
in
 
utero
 
or
 
exhibits
 
physical,
 
neurological,
 
or
 
behavioral
 
symptoms
 
consistent
 
with
 
prenatal
 
substance
 
exposure,
 
associated
 
withdrawal
 
symptoms,
 
or
 
fetal
 
alcohol
 
spectrum
 
disorder
 
must
 
notify
 
DCF
 
of
 
these
 
conditions
 
in
 
the
 
newborn. How
 
does
 
this
 
federal
 
and
 
state
 
legislation
 
impact
 
current
 
practice
 
in
 
Connecticut? Effective
 
March
 
15,
 
2019,
 
birthing
 
hospitals,
 
will
 
be
 
required
 
to
 
notify
 
DCF
 
when
 
an
 
infant
 
with
 
prenatal
 
substance
 
exposure
 
is
 
born
 
or
 
presents
 
with
 
suspicions
 
of
 
abuse
 
or
 
neglect,
 
through
 
an
 
online
 
portal.