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26 <br /> E. ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PREGNANT OR PARENTING WOMEN AND THEIR <br /> FAMILIES, INCLUDING BABIES WITH NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME <br /> Address the needs of pregnant or parenting women with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH <br /> conditions, and the needs of their families, including babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome <br /> (NAS),through evidence-based or evidence-informed programs or strategies that may include,but <br /> are not limited to,the following: <br /> 1. Support evidence-based or evidence-informed treatment, including MAT,recovery services and <br /> supports, and prevention services for pregnant women—or women who could become pregnant— <br /> who have OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, and other measures to educate and <br /> provide support to families affected by Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. <br /> 2. Expand comprehensive evidence-based treatment and recovery services, including MAT, for <br /> uninsured women with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions for up to 12 months <br /> postpartum. <br /> 3. Training for obstetricians or other healthcare personnel that work with pregnant women and <br /> their families regarding treatment of OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions. <br /> 4. Expand comprehensive evidence-based treatment and recovery support for NAS babies; expand <br /> services for better continuum of care with infant-need dyad; expand long-term treatment and <br /> services for medical monitoring of NAS babies and their families. <br /> 5. Provide training to health care providers who work with pregnant or parenting women on best <br /> practices for compliance with federal requirements that children born with Neonatal Abstinence <br /> Syndrome get referred to appropriate services and receive a plan of safe care. <br /> 6. Child and family supports for parenting women with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH <br /> conditions. <br /> 7. Enhanced family supports and child care services for parents with OUD and any co-occurring <br /> SUD/MH conditions. <br /> 8. Provide enhanced support for children and family members suffering trauma as a result of <br /> addiction in the family; and offer trauma-informed behavioral health treatment for adverse <br /> childhood events. <br /> 9. Offer home-based wrap-around services to persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH <br /> conditions, including but not limited to parent skills training. <br /> 10. Support for Children's Services—Fund additional positions and services, including supportive <br /> housing and other residential services, relating to children being removed from the home and/or <br /> placed in foster care due to custodial opioid use. <br /> Exhibits,page 8 <br />