A 3950 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires birthing centers and hospitals to offer parents of newborn children opportunity to view video on dangers of drowning for infants and young children.

This bill requires all New Jersey hospitals providing maternity services and licensed birthing centers to offer parents or guardians of newborns the opportunity to view a video approved by the State Health Commissioner about infant and young child drowning risks. The Department of Health must maintain a list of approved videos with online links. It directly affects parents of newborns in these facilities, making the video information available during the postpartum period. The requirement takes effect 120 days after the bill is signed into law.
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Mar 2024
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Introduced Mar 4, 2024 Last action Mar 4, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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