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APIS Change Log

The APIS website is updated from time to time to add new material, enhance functionality, and clarify or correct information already available on the site. This page lists changes made since the launch of the website on June 23, 2003. Descriptions of these changes may be accessed by selecting a date from the “View Changes” menu.

View Changes

Material changes to the Web site have been made on the following dates:

Changes for: December 22, 2022

Additions and Enhancements

Update to 1/1/2022

The APIS information appearing on this website has been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that took effect on or before 1/1/2022. Vehicular Insurance Exclusion has been discontinued and is not included in the update. For a summary of policy changes to Alcohol Policy Topics, see Policy Changes at a Glance.

 

Policy Resources

The following new or revised policy resources were added to APIS:

  • The Recently Adopted Cannabis Laws page was updated to provide descriptions of recreational cannabis legalization laws adopted since 1/1/2022, which include Maryland, Missouri, and Rhode Island.
  • Additional journal references were added to the Selected References sections of various APIS policy topics.

 

Corrections and Clarifications

Changes to data presented previously in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the website are listed below.

 

Changes to data presented previously in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the website.
Policy Topic Jurisdiction Changes
BAC: Operators of Recreational Watercraft Tennessee Added Per Se coding for period beginning 1/1/1998.
BAC: Youth (Underage Operators of Noncommercial Motor Vehicles) Tennessee Removed Lower Age Limit of 16 for period beginning 9/19/2016.
Minimum Ages for Off-Premises Sellers Iowa Changed Minimum Age to sell Spirits from 18 to 16, for period beginning 1/1/2003.
Pregnancy & Alcohol: Priority Treatment Utah Added check mark indicating priority for Women with Children, for period beginning 4/17/2019.
Pregnancy & Drugs: Priority Treatment Utah Added check mark indicating priority for Women with Children, for period beginning 4/17/2019.
Pregnancy & Drugs: Reporting Requirements Indiana Added coding for Mandatory Reporting by Health Care/Social Workers, and Other, for purposes of Referral to Child Welfare, for period beginning 7/1/1997; and added coding for Mandatory Purpose of Reporting for Data Gathering and Referral for Assessment and/or Treatment, for period beginning 7/1/2004.
Pregnancy & Drugs: Reporting Requirements South Dakota Added check mark for Referral for Assessment and/or Treatment under Discretionary Purpose of Reporting, for period beginning 7/1/2006.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2 Alaska Under Packaging Requirements, added coding for Serving Size for period beginning 2/21/2016.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2 Arizona Changed coding for Advertising / Youth from Content to Both, for period beginning 11/30/2020.