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: CAPTA Notification FAQ
CAPTA
 
Notification
 
FAQ
 
What
 
is
 
CAPTA,
 
CARA
 
and
 
the
 
corresponding
 
CT
 
State
 
specific
 
CAPTA
 
legislation? The
 
Child
 
Abuse
 
Prevention
 
and
 
Treatment
 
Act
 
(CAPTA)
 
was
 
originally
 
enacted
 
in
 
1974
 
and
 
reauthorized
 
in
 
2010
 
to
 
include
 
a
 
policy
 
requiring
 
states
 
to
 
implement
 
a
 
notification
 
process
 
to
 
DCF
 
when
 
a
 
baby
 
is
 
born
 
who
 
has
 
been
 
prenatally
 
exposed
 
to
 
substances. The
 
Comprehensive
 
Addiction
 
and
 
Recovery
 
Act
 
(CARA)
 
was
 
signed
 
into
 
federal
 
law
 
in
 
2016,
 
with
 
the
 
aim
 
to
 
address
 
the
 
problem
 
of
 
opioid
 
addiction
 
in
 
the
 
United
 
States
 
and
 
offered
 
amendments
 
to
 
CAPTA. Specifically
 
included
 
in
 
the
 
CAPTA/CARA
 
requirements
 
are: States
 
are
 
to
 
develop
 
policies
 
and
 
procedures
 
for
 
the
 
notification
 
to
 
child
 
protective
 
services
 
of
 
the
 
birth
 
of
 
an
 
infant
 
affected
 
by
 
prenatal
 
drug
 
or
 
alcohol
 
exposure
 


 
Work
 
with
 
stakeholders
 
to
 
ensure
 
the
 
development
 
of
 
a
 
Plan
 
of
 
Safe
 
Care
 
for
 
infants
 
who
 
are
 
prenatally
 
exposed
 


 
Develop
 
a
 
process
 
for
 
referrals
 
to
 
screening
 
and
 
early
 
intervention
 
services
 


 
Healthcare
 
providers
 
involved
 
in
 
the
 
delivery
 
of
 
care
 
of
 
an
 
infant
 
born
 
substance
 
exposed
 
must
 
notify
 
child
 
protective
 
services. 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: