124 STAT. 334 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 Subtitle L—Maternal and Child Health Services SEC. 2951. MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VIS- ITING PROGRAMS. Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘SEC. 511. MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VIS- ITING PROGRAMS. ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— ‘‘(1) to strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under this title; ‘‘(2) to improve coordination of services for at risk commu- nities; and ‘‘(3) to identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in at risk commu- nities. ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT FOR ALL STATES TO ASSESS STATEWIDE NEEDS AND IDENTIFY AT RISK COMMUNITIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, each State shall, as a condition of receiving payments from an allotment for the State under section 502 for fiscal year 2011, conduct a statewide needs assessment (which shall be separate from the statewide needs assessment required under section 505(a)) that identifies— ‘‘(A) communities with concentrations of— ‘‘(i) premature birth, low-birth weight infants, and infant mortality, including infant death due to neglect, or other indicators of at-risk prenatal, maternal, new- born, or child health; ‘‘(ii) poverty; ‘‘(iii) crime; ‘‘(iv) domestic violence; ‘‘(v) high rates of high-school drop-outs; ‘‘(vi) substance abuse; ‘‘(vii) unemployment; or ‘‘(viii) child maltreatment; ‘‘(B) the quality and capacity of existing programs or initiatives for early childhood home visitation in the State including— ‘‘(i) the number and types of individuals and fami- lies who are receiving services under such programs or initiatives; ‘‘(ii) the gaps in early childhood home visitation in the State; and ‘‘(iii) the extent to which such programs or initia- tives are meeting the needs of eligible families described in subsection (k)(2); and ‘‘(C) the State’s capacity for providing substance abuse treatment and counseling services to individuals and fami- lies in need of such treatment or services. ‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ASSESSMENTS.—In con- ducting the statewide needs assessment required under para- graph (1), the State shall coordinate with, and take into account, other appropriate needs assessments conducted by Deadline. 42 USC 711.
