4513-1005 Family and Adolescence Reproductive Health

For the provision of family and adolescent health services, including, but not limited to, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, the birth defects monitoring program and adolescent sexuality education; provided, that not less than $13,812,418 shall be expended for family health services; provided further, that not less than $11,207,164 of said funds shall be expended for comprehensive family planning services, including HIV counseling and testing, community--based health education and outreach services provided by comprehensive family planning agencies; provided further, that not less than $6,700,000 shall be expended for enhancing comprehensive family planning services currently funded or previously funded by Title X Family Planning funding due to federal restrictions; provided further, that not less than $1,660,000 shall be allocated to Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. to continue services previously funded by Title X funding; provided further, that funds may be expended for the program's critical congenital heart defects screening activities; provided further, that funds may be expended for the birth defects monitoring program; provided further, that not less than $5,634,886 shall be expended for teenage pregnancy prevention services; provided further, that applications for pregnancy prevention funds shall be administered through the department of public health upon receipt and approval of coordinated community service plans to be evaluated under the guidelines issued by the department; provided further, that portions of the grants may be used for state agency purchases of designated services identified by the community service plans; provided further, that funding shall be expended on those communities with the highest teen birth rates according to an annual statistical estimate conducted by the department; provided further, that funds shall be expended on programming directed at children under the care of the department of children and families who are at high risk for teenage pregnancy; and provided further, that the department shall collaborate with the department of children and families on said programming; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Reproductive Equity Now Foundation, Inc. to operate a free and confidential abortion legal hotline for health care providers and helpers based in the commonwealth, as well as patients obtaining care in the commonwealth