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§ 6506 — Failure to report acceptance of newborns

Pennsylvania § 6506
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS
PartPART VII
Ch. 65NEWBORN PROTECTION

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Bluebook
23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6506 (2026).

Text

A health care provider at a hospital who intentionally or knowingly fails to report the acceptance by a hospital of a newborn as required by this chapter commits a summary offense. A second or subsequent failure to report such acceptance is a misdemeanor of the third degree.

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Legislative History

Cross References.Section 6506 is referred to in section 6507 of this title.

Nearby Sections

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§ 6501
Short title of chapter
§ 6502
Definitions
§ 6503
Nonliability
§ 6504
Health care providers accepting newborns
§ 6504.1
Police officers accepting newborns
§ 6504.2
Emergency services providers accepting newborns
§ 6504.3
Incubators for newborns
§ 6504.4
Health care providers at urgent care centers accepting newborns
§ 6505
Reporting acceptance of newborns
§ 6506
Failure to report acceptance of newborns
§ 6507
Immunity
§ 6508
Duty of hospitals and urgent care centers
§ 6509
Duties of department
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