Alabama

FASD State Contact

Janice Smiley, MSN
Alabama State Perinatal Program Director
Alabama Department of Public Health
The RSA Tower
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1352
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-206-2928
janice.smiley@adph.state.al.us

FASD State Resources

Alabama Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation
100 N Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: 334-242-3107 Fax: 334-242-0684 Toll Free: 1-800-367-0955
http://www.mh.alabama.gov/
The Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation is the state agency responsible for serving Alabama citizens with mental illness, mental retardation and substance abuse problems. They can provide referrals to treatment services for pregnant and/or parenting women who have alcohol/drug abuse disorders.

Legislative Information:

Bill Number	Category	Introduced	Description	Status
SB31	Criminalization	2011	This bill would clarify the term "child" to include an unborn child in utero at any stage of development regardless of viability. This bill would establish venue for prosecution for exposure in utero in the county where the child is born. This bill would create a rebuttable presumption of exposure in utero if both the mother and the child test positive for the same controlled substance not prescribed by a physician.	Pending Committee action in House of Origin 02/07/2012