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¹467.019  Records and reports.--

(1)  The midwife shall mail or submit a completed birth certificate for each birth, in accordance with the requirements of chapter 382, to the local registrar of vital statistics within 5 days following birth.

(2)  The midwife shall instruct the parents regarding the requirement for an infant screening blood test for metabolic diseases as required by s. 383.14 and rules promulgated pursuant thereto, and shall notify the county health department in the county where the birth occurs, within 48 hours following delivery, unless other arrangements for the test have been made by the parents.

(3)  Each maternal death, newborn death, and stillbirth shall be reported immediately to the medical examiner.

History.--ss. 1, 3, ch. 82-99; s. 8, ch. 84-268; ss. 4, 5, ch. 91-429; s. 19, ch. 92-179; s. 144, ch. 97-101.

¹Note.--Repealed effective October 1, 2002, by s. 19, ch. 92-179, and scheduled for review pursuant to s. 11.61. Section 4, ch. 91-429, repealed s. 11.61 effective April 5, 1993. Section 33, ch. 96-318, confirmed the repeal of s. 11.61.