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Lauri Turkovsky, Ed. D.
Washington State FASD Services Coordinator
Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
PO Box 45330
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-725-3812
Fax: 360-586-0341
E-mail: turkolk@dshs.wa.gov
FASD State Task Force
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Interagency Workgroup (FASIAWG)
Chair: Lauri Turkovsky, Washington State Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
E-mail: turkolk@dshs.wa.gov
FASD State Web Site
www.fasdwa.org 
FASD State Resources
Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
Web site: depts.washington.edu/fadu
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network (FAS DPN)
Susan J. Astley, Ph.D.
Professor of Epidemiology/Pediatrics
Director
Washington State FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Network
University of Washington
Center on Human Development & Disability
Room 459, Box 357920
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
Phone: 206-598-0555
Fax: 206-598-7815
Web site: www.fasdpn.org
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Washington State (NOFAS Washington State)
Julie Gelo
Executive Director
PO Box 13182
Mill Creek, WA 98082
Phone: 206-940-2832
Fax: 425-485-8968
Web site: www.nofaswa.org
Legislative Information:
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SB5943 
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Funding
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Introduced 2009 Reintroduced 2010
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This bill establishes the child welfare transformation design committee as a mechanism to design, in collaboration with the
department of social and health services, the transition to performance-based contracts in the delivery of out-of-home care
and case management services. The bill also repeals a section of the Washington Code that called for the development of
a comprehensive plan for providing services to mothers who delivered a drug or alcohol exposed or affected infant.
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By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. 03/15/2010
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SB1694
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Funding
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2009
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Sec. 207 2008 c 329 s 208 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:... The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:...(12) The department shall not reduce and shall continue to secure and provide for evaluation
training for assessing children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
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Delivered to Governor. Governor signed. Effective date 02/18/2009
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HB2093
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Criminalization
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Introduced 2005 Reintroduced 2006
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A parent of a child, the person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or dependent person, or a person employed to
provide to the child or dependent person the basic necessities of life is guilty of criminal mistreatment in the first degree:
...If a mother recklessly, as defined in RCW 9A.08.010, causes great bodily harm to her unborn quick child by the use of alcohol or any illicit drug....
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By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status 01/09/2006
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HB2095
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Prevention
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Introduced 2005 Reintroduced 2006
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An act relating to the use of pharmaceutical birth control or tubal ligation in cases of children born alcohol or drug-affected.
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By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status 01/09/2006
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