§ 3B — Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report

Massachusetts § 3B

• Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
• Part I: ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
• Title VII: CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
• Ch. 46: RETURN AND REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

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[ Text of section effective until November 21, 2024. For text effective November 21, 2024, see below.]Section 3B. Every physician 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.Chapter 46: Section 3B. Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report[ Text of section as amended by 2024, 186, Sec. 9 effective November 21, 2024. For text effective until November 21, 2024, see above.]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.