President Obama has signed into law S 799, the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, which is intended to combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). S 799 directs the HHS Secretary to conduct a review of planning and coordination related to prenatal opioid use and NAS; develop a strategy and recommendations to address research, treatment, and education gap areas; and increase technical assistance to states to improve data collection and surveillance activities related to prenatal opioid abuse and NAS.
