(1) The health care practitioner for each pregnant woman who is enrolled or eligible for services pursuant to section 25.5-5-101 (1)(c) or 25.5-5-201 (1)(m.5) is encouraged to identify as soon as possible after the woman is determined to be pregnant whether the woman is at risk of a poor birth outcome due to substance use during the prenatal period and in need of special assistance in order to reduce the risk. If the health care practitioner makes such determination regarding any pregnant woman, the health care practitioner is encouraged to refer the woman to any entity approved and licensed by the department of human services for the performance of a needs assessment. Any county department of human or social services may refer an eligible woman for a needs assessment, or any pregnant woman who is eligible for services pursuant to section 25.5-5-201 (1)(m.5) may refer herself for a needs assessment.
(2) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, a "needs assessment" means an assessment that is designed to determine the services that are needed for a pregnant woman to minimize the occurrence of a poor birth outcome due to substance use by the pregnant woman.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1875, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10-1043), ch. 92, p. 314, § 6, effective April 15. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-067), ch. 12, p. 116, § 13, effective February 27. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1193), ch. 272, p. 2568, § 2, effective May 23.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 26-4-508.2 as it existed prior to 2006.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1193, see section 1 of chapter 272, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.