Amend SB 17 (introduced version) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 34.0055 to read as follows:
Sec. 34.0055. SCREENING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR SUBSTANCE USE. (a) The task force, in coordination with the department, shall:
(1) make available to physicians and other persons licensed or certified to conduct a substance use screening of pregnant women information that includes:
(A) guidance regarding best practices for verbally screening a pregnant woman for substance use using a validated screening tool; and
(B) a list of substance use treatment resources in each geographic region of this state; and
(2) Review and promote the use of educational materials on the consequences of opioid drug use during pregnancy.
(b) The department shall make the information and educational materials described by Subsection (a) available on the department's Internet website.
SECTION ____. Not later than June 1, 2018, the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force, in coordination with the Department of State Health Services, shall develop and make available the information and educational materials described by Section 34.0055, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.