Hawái

Urging alcohol retailers and licensed premises under chapter 281, Hawaii revised statutes, to post a sign in or about the premises warning women not to drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy and the department of health to continue its efforts to provide statewide training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention, identification, and interventions.

SECTION 1. (a) No home pregnancy test kit shall be sold unless the packaging or labeling of the home pregnancy test kit bears the following statement:
"WARNING: Women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Conditions associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders include physical, mental, behavioral, and learning disabilities."
…(b)The statement required by subsection (a) shall be located in a prominent and conspicuous location in the packaging or labeling of a home pregnancy test kit.
(c) A manufacturer whose home pregnancy test kit is sold without the label required in subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $500 for each home pregnancy test kit sold.

SECTION 1. Section 281-44, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) All licensed premises shall post a sign in or about. the premises. The sign shall:
(1) Contain and notify all customers and other persons of the possible sanctions that may be imposed for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant under sections 291B.141 and 291E-61lTI; and
(2) Bear the following statement: "WARNING: Women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Conditions associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders include physical, mental, behavioral, and learning disabilities. The sign shall be conspicuously positioned in order to be seen by an ordinarily observant person.

The purpose of this Act is to require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to post notification to inform customers of the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. All licensed premises shall post notification in or about the premises, conspicuously positioned in order to be seen by an ordinarily observant person, and the dangers of consuming alcohol during pregnancy, Failure to display notification required by this subsection shall subject the licensed premises to a fine of not more than $100 for each offense; provided that prior to the first fine under this subsection the liquor commission shall provide the licensed premises with written notice of the violation and thirty days to cure the violation.

SECTION 19. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012-2013 for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. The moneys appropriated by this Act shall be used for: (1) Case management for pregnant women and women who recently delivered (up to six months) who are struggling with substance abuse, including alcohol, to be provided by a master's degree level social worker or nurse experienced in the area of substance abuse treatment

The department or its authorized agents shall furnish to each applicant for a civil union license a brochure explaining risks to pregnancy including fetal alcohol and drug syndromes, provided that the information is available.

The sum of $170,000 or so allocated for fiscal year 2011-2012 and additional funding TBD 2012-2013 for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the Department of Health for the purposes of this Act.

The purpose of this Act is to require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to post a warning sign to inform customers of the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

Requires specified persons to report possible non-medical drug or alcohol abuse by a pregnant woman to the Department of Human Services. Allows voluntary reporting by anyone else. Requires Department of Human Services to make an assessment and offer services to the pregnant woman.

Requires liquor establishments to post warning signs regarding fetal alcohol syndrome, with the message: "GOVERNMENT WARNING: ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS."

The purpose of this Act is to establish a clinic to address Hawaii's current lack of facilities equipped to provide comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care to women who have a history of methamphetamine and other substance abuse, including alcohol and tobacco. The clinic will provide care at one location, and the care will include nonjudgmental substance abuse counseling, parenting classes, social service resources, and legal services.

Amends Section 321-426 of the Hawaii State Code so that fees collected for marriage licenses pursuant to Section 572-6 are deposited into the birth defects special fund. ... The department or its authorized agents shall also furnish to each applicant for a civil union license information, to be provided by the department, relating to population stabilization, family planning, birth control, fetal alcohol and drug syndromes...

Section 2. There is established within the family health services division of the department of health one full-time equivalent permanent professional fetal alcohol spectrum disorder coordinator position.

The purpose of this Act is to establish a pilot clinic to address Hawaii’s current lack of facilities equipped to provide comprehensive prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care to women who have a history of methamphetamine and other substance abuse, including alcohol and tobacco.

Requesting the Department of Health to establish a coordinated statewide effort to address fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Appropriates $100,000 in both fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 for two counselors on Maui to treat women incarcerated on drug-related charges. The bill quotes statistics for births affected by maternal substance abuse and the societal cost of fetal alcohol syndrome as part of its consideration in making the appropriation.