SB1870 Summary

• Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to clarify that testing for controlled substances in newborns can include umbilical cord tissue in addition to blood, urine, or meconium.

• Specifies that the type of medically reliable testing used to establish the presence of controlled substances or metabolites in newborn infants is not limited to any particular method.

• Updates the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to apply the same umbilical cord tissue testing standards and language regarding medically reliable testing methods.

• Modifies the Adoption Act to include umbilical cord tissue testing in grounds for establishing parental unfitness when a newborn tests positive for controlled substances.

• Takes effect upon becoming law.