HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1467

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Child & Family Security offered the

12  following:

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15  Remove everything after the enacting clause

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18         Section 1.  Dangers of shaking infants and young

19  children; requirements for distributing brochures.--

20         (1)  Every hospital, birthing facility, and provider of

21  home birth that has maternity and newborn services shall

22  provide to the parents of a newborn, before they take their

23  newborn home from the hospital, or birthing facility, written

24  information with an explanation concerning the dangers of

25  shaking infants and young children. Brochures shall also be

26  provided to infant child care providers.

27         (2)  The Department of Health shall prepare a brochure

28  that describes the dangers of shaking infants and young

29  children. The description must include information concerning

30  the grave effects of shaking infants and young children,

31  information concerning appropriate ways to manage the causes

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1467

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)





  1  that can lead a person to shake infants and young children,

  2  and a discussion of ways to reduce the risks that can lead a

  3  person to shake infants and young children.

  4         (3)  This section does not preclude a hospital,

  5  birthing facility, or a home birth provider, from providing

  6  the notice required under this section as an addendum to, or

  7  in connection with, any other required information.

  8         (4)  A cause of action does not accrue against the

  9  state or any subdivision or agency thereof, or any hospital

10  birthing facility, or a home birth provider, for failure to

11  give or receive the information required under this section.

12         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

13  law.

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17  And the title is amended as follows:

18         On page 1, lines 3-12

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20  insert:

21         requiring hospitals, birthing facilities, or

22         home birth providers to give to new parents

23         informational brochures concerning the dangers

24         of shaking babies and young children; requiring

25         the Department of Health to prepare the

26         brochures; prescribing the contents of the

27         brochures; providing that a cause of action

28         against specified persons and entities does not

29         accrue as a result of failure to give this

30         information; providing an effective date

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