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90_HB1294
20 ILCS 301/35-10 new
Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency
Act. Authorizes the Department of Human Services as
successor to the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
to establish an Adolescent Family Life Program for high-risk
pregnant adolescents who are abusing alcohol or drugs.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
2 Dependency Act by adding Section 35-10.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
6 Dependency Act is amended by adding Section 35-10 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 301/35-10 new)
8 Sec. 35-10. Adolescent Family Life Program.
9 (a) The General Assembly finds and declares the
10 following:
11 (1) In Illinois, a substantial number of babies are
12 born each year to adolescent mothers between 12 and 19
13 years of age.
14 (2) A substantial percentage of pregnant
15 adolescents either abuse substances by experimenting with
16 alcohol and drugs or live in an environment in which
17 substance abuse occurs and thus are at risk of exposing
18 their infants to dangerous and harmful substances.
19 (3) It is difficult to provide substance abuse
20 counseling for adolescents in settings designed to serve
21 adults.
22 (b) To address the findings set forth in subsection (a),
23 the Department of Human Services as successor to the
24 Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse may establish an
25 Adolescent Family Life Program. The program shall be
26 designed specifically to meet the developmental, social, and
27 educational needs of high-risk pregnant adolescents and shall
28 do the following:
29 (1) To the maximum extent feasible and appropriate,
30 utilize existing programs and funding rather than create
31 new, duplicative programs and services.
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1 (2) Include plans for coordination and
2 collaboration with existing perinatal substance abuse
3 programs.
4 (3) Include goals and objectives for reducing the
5 incidence of high-risk pregnant adolescents.
6 (4) Be culturally and linguistically appropriate to
7 the population being served.
8 (5) Include staff development training by substance
9 abuse counselors.
10 As used in this Section, "high-risk pregnant adolescent"
11 means a person at least 12 but not more than 18 years of age
12 who uses alcohol to excess, is addicted to a controlled
13 substance, or habitually uses cannabis and is pregnant.
14 (c) If the Department establishes a program under this
15 Section, the Department shall report the following to the
16 General Assembly on or before the first day of the
17 thirty-first month following the month in which the program
18 is initiated:
19 (1) An accounting of the incidence of high-risk
20 pregnant adolescents who are abusing alcohol or drugs or
21 a combination of alcohol and drugs.
22 (2) An accounting of the health outcomes of infants
23 of high-risk pregnant adolescents, including infant
24 morbidity, rehospitalization, low birth weight, premature
25 birth, developmental delay, and other related areas.
26 (3) An accounting of school enrollment among
27 high-risk pregnant adolescents.
28 (4) An assessment of the effectiveness of the
29 counseling services in reducing the incidence of
30 high-risk pregnant adolescents who are abusing alcohol or
31 drugs or a combination of alcohol and drugs.
32 (5) The effectiveness of the component of other
33 health programs aimed at reducing substance use among
34 pregnant adolescents.
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1 (6) The need for an availability of substance abuse
2 treatment programs in the program areas that are
3 appropriate, acceptable, and accessible to adolescents.