This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, when developing a rehabilitation and reunification plan with respect to a child in foster care, to include random screening for illegal drugs for parents in treatment for substance use disorder. The bill requires the department to schedule meetings so as to allow for the attendance of the parent to the extent possible, to conduct random screening for illegal drugs for parents in treatment for substance use disorder and to conduct unscheduled home visits with the parent. It also requires a parent seeking reunification with the parent's child to make good faith efforts to cooperate with the department, including by attending meetings with the department. It provides that the department may not petition for judicial review and return of custody of
43 the child to the parent earlier than 6 months following removal of the child from the parent's
44 home.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1108, HP 727: 22.4041