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7 <br /> <br />neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (“NOWS”), through evidence-based or evidence- <br />informed programs or strategies that may include, but are not limited to, those that: <br />1. Support evidence-based or evidence-informed treatment, including MOUD, <br />recovery services and supports, and prevention services for the perinatal <br />population—or individuals who could become pregnant—who have OUD and <br />any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, and other measures to educate and provide <br />support to caregivers and families affected by Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal <br />Syndrome. <br />2. Expand comprehensive evidence-based treatment and recovery services, including <br />MOUD, for uninsured individuals with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH <br />conditions for up to 12 months postpartum. <br />3. Provide training for obstetricians or other healthcare personnel who work with the <br />perinatal population and their families regarding treatment of OUD and any co- <br />occurring SUD/MH conditions. <br />4. Expand comprehensive evidence-based treatment and recovery support for <br />NOWS babies; expand services for better continuum of care with infant-caregiver <br />dyad; and expand long-term treatment and services for medical monitoring of <br />NOWS babies and their caregivers and families. <br />5. Provide training to health care providers who work with the perinatal population <br />and caregivers on best practices for compliance with federal requirements that <br />children born with NOWS get referred to appropriate services and receive a plan <br />of safe care. <br />6. Provide child and family supports for caregivers with OUD and any co-occurring <br />SUD/MH conditions, emphasizing the desire to keep families together. <br />7. Provide enhanced support for children and family members suffering trauma as a <br />result of addiction in the family; and offer trauma-informed behavioral health <br />treatment for adverse childhood events. <br />8. Offer home-based wrap-around services to persons with OUD and any co- <br />occurring SUD/MH conditions, including, but not limited to, parent skills <br />training. <br />9. Provide support for Children’s Services—Fund additional positions and services, <br />including supportive housing and other residential services, relating to children <br />being removed from the home and/or placed in foster care due to custodial opioid <br />use.