California Health and Safety Code

§ 24522

HSC § 24522 Effective Jan 1, 1995Div. 20 · Ch. 4.7 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Information and instructional materials as described in Section 24521 shall be provided free of charge by each health facility to parents or guardians of each newborn, upon discharge from the health facility. In the event of home birth attended by a licensed midwife, the midwife shall provide the information and instructional materials to the parents or guardians of the newborn.

(b)The State Department of Social Services shall provide the information and instructional materials free of charge to child care providers upon licensure and at the time of site visit.

(c)The information and instructional materials provided pursuant to this section shall focus upon the serious nature of the risk to infants and young children presented by shaken baby syndrome.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1176, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.