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Mass. General Laws c.46 § 3B

Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report

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Amended by St. 2024, c. 186, § 9, effective November 21, 2024

Section 3B

Every physician, certified nurse-midwife or licensed certified professional midwife attending a birth after which the mother and child are not admitted to a hospital for postnatal care immediately after birth shall, within ten days after such birth, file with the clerk of the city or town wherein such birth occurred a report on forms prepared and furnished by the commissioner of public health, stating the facts required to be shown on the record of such birth.

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Last updated: August 23, 2024

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