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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title VII CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
  4. Chapter 46 RETURN AND REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
  5. Section 3B Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report

Section 3B

Section 3B: Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report

[ 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.