Sec. 501.059. SCREENING FOR AND EDUCATION CONCERNING FETAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY. (a) The department shall establish a screening program to identify female inmates who are:
(1) between the ages of 18 and 44;
(2) sentenced to a term of confinement not to exceed two years; and
(3) at risk for having a pregnancy with alcohol-related complications, including giving birth to a child with alcohol-related birth defects.
(b) The screening program established under Subsection (a) must:
(1) evaluate the family planning practices of each female inmate described by Subsection (a) in relation to the inmate's consumption of alcohol and risk of having a pregnancy with alcohol-related complications;
(2) include an objective screening tool to be used by department employees administering the screening program; and
(3) occur during the diagnostic process or at another time determined by the department.
(c) The department shall provide:
(1) a brief substance abuse intervention to all female inmates identified by the screening program as being at risk for having a pregnancy with alcohol-related complications; and
(2) an educational brochure describing the risks and dangers of consuming alcohol during pregnancy to all female inmates.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 24, eff. June 15, 2007.
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