District of Columbia

FASD State Coordinator (NAFSC Member)

Sharon Brandon
Program Coordinator and State FASD Coordinator
Perinatal and Infant Health Bureau
Community Health Administration
District of Columbia Department of Health
899 North Capitol Street, NE, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-442-9374
Fax: 202-442-4827
E-Mail: sharon.brandon@dc.gov

Legislative Information:

Bill Number	Category	Introduced	Description	Status
B19-466	Requirements for Professionals and Criminalization	2011	Bill 19-466 would amend the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Act of 1977 to conform to the requirement of the federal Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act Reauthorization Act of 2010 (“CAPTA Reauthorization Act”). The proposed legislation would make the following changes: Not require the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to make reasonable efforts to reunify or preserve the family if a parent has committed certain crimes against a child or if the parent must register with a sex offender registry; Require health care professionals to notify the CFSA when a child under 12 months of age is diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); and Expand and clarify the definition of neglect to include an infant that has been diagnosed with FASD.	Effective date of law 7/13/12.

Bill Number

Category

Introduced

Description

Status

B19-466

Requirements for Professionals and Criminalization

2011

Bill 19-466 would amend the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Act of 1977 to conform to the requirement of the federal Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act Reauthorization Act of 2010 (“CAPTA Reauthorization Act”). The proposed legislation would make the following changes:

Not require the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to make reasonable efforts to reunify or preserve the family if a parent has committed certain crimes against a child or if the parent must register with a sex offender registry;
Require health care professionals to notify the CFSA when a child under 12 months of age is diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); and
Expand and clarify the definition of neglect to include an infant that has been diagnosed with FASD.

Effective date of law 7/13/12.

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District of Columbia

FASD State Coordinator (NAFSC Member)

Legislative Information:

1-866-STOPFAS
(786-7327)

SAMHSA is an Agency
of the U.S. Department
of Health & Human Services