Pennsylvania § 6508 Duty of hospitals and urgent care centers

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6508 — Duty of hospitals and urgent care centers

Pennsylvania § 6508

Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS

PartPART VII

Ch. 65NEWBORN PROTECTION

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Bluebook

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6508 (2026).

Text

Each hospital and urgent care center shall ensure that its officers, health care providers and employees are familiar with the provisions of this chapter, section 6315(a) (relating to taking child into protective custody) and other applicable provisions of Chapter 63 (relating to child protective services) that relate to newborn protection and shall insure that the appropriate officers, health care providers and employees, as the case may be, receive educational materials provided by the department as established under section 6509 (relating to duties of department). Information concerning this chapter, section 6315(a) and other applicable provisions of Chapter 63 that relate to newborn protection and regulations adopted by the department shall be made part of the training at each hospital

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Each hospital and urgent care center shall ensure that its officers, health care providers and employees are familiar with the provisions of this chapter, section 6315(a) (relating to taking child into protective custody) and other applicable provisions of Chapter 63 (relating to child protective services) that relate to newborn protection and shall insure that the appropriate officers, health care providers and employees, as the case may be, receive educational materials provided by the department as established under section 6509 (relating to duties of department). Information concerning this chapter, section 6315(a) and other applicable provisions of Chapter 63 that relate to newborn protection and regulations adopted by the department shall be made part of the training at each hospital and urgent care center. Each hospital and urgent care center shall adopt a written policy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, section 6315(a) and other applicable provisions of Chapter 63 that relate to newborn protection.