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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A copy of the shaken baby syndrome educational materials developed under § 20-9-1402 or comparable material shall be distributed:
(1) By a child birth educator, a pediatric physician's office, or an obstetrician's office to an expectant parent who uses the services of the child birth educator or staff;
(2) By a hospital or freestanding birthing center in which a child is born to the child's parent who is present at the hospital or freestanding birthing center before the child is discharged from the facility;
(3) By a child care facility to the parent with whom the child resides; and
(4) By a child care facility to each employee of the child care facility.
(b) An entity or a person required to distribute educational materials under subsection (a) of this section is not subject to civil or criminal liability for an injury, a death, or a loss to a person or property resulting from the dissemination of, or failure to disseminate, the educational materials.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-9-1403. Distribution of shaken baby syndrome educational materials - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-9-1403/
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