§ 102410

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.

For those live births occurring in a hospital, and upon a parent’s request, a footprint shall be taken of the child prior to discharge from the facility and shall be made available to the parents. The footprint shall be placed on a sheet of paper that is separate from the birth certificate, shall only be prepared for the parents prior to discharge from the hospital, and need not be retained or kept on file.

Other sections in Article 1 - Duty of Registering Live Birth

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