Plans of Safe Care Infants With Prenatal Substance Exposure and Their Families - South Carolina
Definitions
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Notification/Reporting Requirements
Citation: Ann. Code §§ 63-7-310; 63-7-1660(F)
A health-care provider must report in accordance with this section when, in such a person's professional capacity, they have received information that gives them reason to believe that a child has been or may be abused or neglected.
It is presumed that a newborn child is an abused or neglected child as defined in § 63-7-20 and that the child cannot be protected from further harm without being removed from the custody of the mother upon proof of any of the following:
- A blood or urine test of the child at birth or a blood or urine test of the mother at birth shows the presence of any amount of a controlled substance or a metabolite of a controlled substance unless the presence of the substance or the metabolite is the result of medical treatment administered to the mother of the infant or the infant.
- The child has a medical diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
- A blood or urine test of another child of the mother or a blood or urine test of the mother at the birth of another child showed the presence of any amount of a controlled substance or a metabolite of a controlled substance unless the presence of the substance or the metabolite was the result of medical treatment administered to the mother of the infant or the infant.
- Another child of the mother has a medical diagnosis of FAS.
This presumption may be rebutted by proof that the father or another adult who will assume the role of parent is available and suitable to provide care for the child in the mother's home. The father or the other adult must be a party to the action and subject to the court's order establishing the conditions for maintaining the child in the mother's home.
Assessment of the Infant and Family
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Responsibility for Development of the Plan of Safe Care
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Services for the Infant
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Services for the Parents or Other Caregivers
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Monitoring Plans of Safe Care
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