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§ 44-37-65 — Hospitals and birth centers required to provide sickle cell education.

South Carolina·Title 44 HEALTH·Ch. 37 CARE OF THE NEWLY BORN
Every hospital and birth center in this State shall provide the parents of each newborn baby who is at high risk for sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait delivered in the hospital or birth center, educational information on sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait and associated complications.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 76 (S.341), SECTION 1, eff June 8, 2015.

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