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Carol Rangel
FASD Project Director
Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 1437, Slot S565
Little Rock, AR 72203
501-682-1573
501-682-5272 Fax
carol.rangel@arkansas.gov FASD State Resources
- The Single State Agency (SSA) has developed a PowerPoint presentation on FASD for its thirteen Regional Prevention Resource
Centers to use in providing community outreach.
- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is training health care providers through MRFASTC and University Center
of Excellence for Developmental Disabilities, Partners for Inclusive Communities, sponsored educational programs. Foster parents,
child care workers and child welfare workers are also being trained through the Division of Child Care and Child Welfare agencies.
Funded Subcontractor
Arkansas Department of Human Services-Division of Children and Family Services Legislative Information:
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SB705
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Requirements for Professionals
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2011
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE REPORTING REQUIREMENT UNDER GARRETT'S LAW; TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO REPORT ALCOHOL USE BY A PREGNANT WOMAN
WHO IS UNDER TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Died in Senate at Sine Die adjournment
04/27/2011
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SB733 
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Requirements for Professionals
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2011
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All health care providers involved in the delivery or care of infants shall contact the Department of Human Services regarding
an infant born and affected with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, share all pertinent information, including health information,
with the department regarding an infant born and affected with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The department shall accept
referrals, calls, and other communications from health care providers involved in the delivery or care of infants born and
affected with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and develop a plan of safe care for infants affected with a Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder.
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Notification that SB733 is now Act 1143 04/04/2011
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SB 446 
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Funding
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2007
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New Specialized Women’s Services appropriation of $5,000,000 each year for the expansion, enhancement, and evaluation of substance
abuse treatment services for pregnant women and women with children to offer Specialized Women’s Services.
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Became Act 758
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