Requiring hospitals and health care facilities that provide maternity and obstetrical services to provide maternity patients with written information about shaken baby syndrome prior to the discharge of the patient's newborn or infant child; specifying that failure to meet the requirements of the Act may not be construed to create a private right of action; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

CHILD ABUSE

CLINICS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

LANGUAGE

PATIENTS

PREGNANCY

PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

WOMEN

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-308.7 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 446981/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 796787/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2004   at: 10:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (141-0)