Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 34.01581. Opioid Use Disorder Maternal and Newborn Health Initiatives

(1) improve screening procedures to better identify and care for women with opioid use disorder;

(2) improve continuity of care for women with opioid use disorder by ensuring that health care providers refer the women to appropriate treatment and verify the women receive the treatment;

(3) optimize health care provided to pregnant women with opioid use disorder;

(4) optimize health care provided to newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome by encouraging maternal engagement;

(5) increase access to medication-assisted treatment for women with opioid use disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period;  and

(6) prevent opioid use disorder by reducing the number of opioid drugs prescribed before, during, and following a delivery.