Senate Bill No. 2103 Summary

• Replaces "abuse of alcohol" definition with "alcohol misuse," defined as a pattern of drinking that results in harm to health, relationships, or work ability.

• Expands "substance exposed newborn" definition from infants under 28 days to infants under 12 months of age at time of initial report.

• Requires services offered for pregnant women using controlled substances or engaging in alcohol misuse to include substance use disorder assessment referrals with expectation to follow treatment recommendations.

• Establishes that confirmed child abuse or neglect reports may not be filed in the child abuse information index for decisions based exclusively on educational neglect.

• Changes prenatal exposure definition from "chronic or severe use of alcohol" to "alcohol misuse" and revises reporting requirements to mandate assessment offerings and compliance alternatives for pregnant women in treatment.