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 \n(2)the inability of parents who abuse drugs to provide ade-quate care for such infants and young children and a lack ofsuitable shelter homes for such infants and young children haveled to the abandonment of such infants and young children inhospitals for extended periods;  \n(3)the vast majority of these infants and young children willbe medically cleared for discharge,yet remain in hospitals asboarder babies;  \n(4)hospital-based child care for these infants and youngchildren is extremely costly and deprives them of an adequatenurturing environment;  \n(5)training is inadequate for foster care personnel workingwith medically fragile infants and young children and infantsand young children exposed to drugs;  \n(6)a particularly devastating development is the increase inthe number of cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome ininfants and young children,and the number of such cases hasdoubled within the last 13 months;  \n(7)more than 80 percent of infants and young children withacquired immune deficiency syndrome have at least one parentwho is an intravenous drug abuser;  \n(8)infants and young children with acquired immune defi-ciency syndrome are particularly difficult to place in fosterhomes,and are being abandoned in hospitals in increasingnumbers by mothers dying of acquired immune deficiency syn-drome,or by parents incapable of providing adequate care;  \n(9)there is a need for comprehensive services for such infantsand young children,including foster family care services,casemanagement services,family support services,respite and crisisintervention services,counseling services,and group residentialhome services;and  \n(10)there is a need for the development of funding strategiesthat coordinate and make the optimal use of all private re-  \n102 STAT.2533  \nAbandonedInfants  \nAssistance Act of1988.42 USC 670 note.  \n42 USC 670 note.  \n42 USC 670 note.  \nCorporations.  \nAIDS.  \nsources,and Federal,State,and local resources,to establish andmaintain such services.  \n# TITLE I—FOSTER CARE AND RESIDEN-TIAL CARE OF INFANTS AND YOUNGCHILDREN ABANDONED IN HOSPITALS\n\n## SEC.101.ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.\n\n(a)IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Servicesmay make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for thepurpose of developing,implementing,and operating projects todemonstrate methods—  \n(1)to prevent the abandonment of infants and young children;  \n(2)to identify and address the needs of abandoned infants andyoung children,particularly those with acquired immune defi-ciency syndrome;  \n(3)to assist abandoned infants and young children,particu-larly those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome,to reside with their natural families or in foster care,asappropriate;  \n(4)to recruit,train,and retain foster families for abandonedinfants and young children,particularly those with acquiredimmune deficiency syndrome;  \n(5)to carry out residential care programs for abandonedinfants and young children,particularly those with acquiredimmune deficiency syndrome;  \n(6)to carry out programs of respite care for families andfoster families of infants and young children with acquiredimmune deficiency syndrome;and  \n(7)to recruit and train health and social services personnel towork with families,foster care families,and residential careprograms ","cbCairZJLWmStugo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairZJLWmStugo","pdf",268667,8,"English","# SECTION 1.Short Title\n# SEC.2.Findings.\n# TITLE I—FOSTER CARE AND RESIDEN-TIAL CARE OF INFANTS AND YOUNGCHILDREN ABANDONED IN HOSPITALS\n## SEC.101.Establishment of Program of Demonstration Projects.","[{\"question\":\"What is the short title of this Act?\",\"answer\":\"The Act may be cited as the “Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988”.\"},{\"question\":\"What problems does Congress find driving abandonment in hospitals?\",\"answer\":\"Congress finds that drug exposure during pregnancy has increased, parents who abuse drugs may be unable to provide adequate care, shelter options can be lacking, and many infants remain in hospitals as “boarder babies” despite medical clearance.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of demonstration projects may the Secretary fund under Title I?\",\"answer\":\"The Secretary may make grants for projects to prevent abandonment, address the needs of abandoned infants (especially those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome), support family or foster care placements, carry out residential and respite care programs, and recruit and train relevant health and social services personnel.\"}]","Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 - Section 1.Short Title | PDF",1789970508,20,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":100},[101,105,109,113,118,123,126,130,134,137,141],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":86,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":125},40,"healthcare",{"id":92,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":127,"show_sort_weight":128,"slug":129},"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":133},9,"Religion & Spirituality","religion-spirituality",{"id":98,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":135,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":136},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":138,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":139,"show_sort_weight":138,"slug":140},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":142,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":143,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":144},19,"General","general"]