HB 1491 - DIGEST
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB)

Creates a pediatric transitional care center license and requires a center, in order to be licensed, to demonstrate that it is capable of providing services for children who: (1) Are no more than two years of age;

(2) Have been exposed to alcohol or other drugs before birth;

(3) Require twenty-four hour continuous residential care and skilled nursing services as a result of prenatal substance exposure; and

(4) Are referred to the center by the department of social and health services and regional hospitals.