Vitamin K Amendments

Removed the specific mandate requiring unlicensed direct-entry midwives to refer parents to a health care provider for vitamin K administration.

Removed the requirement for health care providers to arrange for vitamin K administration within 24 hours after birth.

Changed the primary obligation for both health care providers and unlicensed midwives to simply provide a full explanation of vitamin K risks and benefits to parents.

Simplified the consent process by removing the specific 24-hour deadline for signing the declination form.

Unlicensed direct-entry midwives are now required to refer parents to a health care provider for vitamin K administration instead of administering it directly.

The requirement for health care providers to administer or arrange for vitamin K was clarified to apply to all health care providers, not just those providing care during birth.

The House Sponsor was changed from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Raymond P. Ward'.

Added 'unlicensed direct-entry midwife' to the list of professionals required to administer vitamin K.

Changed the requirement from merely 'educating' parents to actively 'administering' vitamin K within 24 hours, unless a waiver is signed.

Expanded the explanation requirement to include the specific reason for administration and the risks of adverse health outcomes.

Added a specific 24-hour timeframe for administering vitamin K or arranging for someone else to do so.

Added a specific definition for 'unlicensed direct-entry midwife' referencing Title 58, Chapter 77.

The document structure was updated to include a formal long title, general description, and highlighted provisions, replacing the previous fragmented excerpt format.

Conflicting markup symbols (such as 'Ĥ', '←Ĥ', and bracketed text) were removed to clean up the text and resolve formatting inconsistencies.

New metadata was added identifying the Chief Sponsor as Jen Plumb and the House Sponsor as Raymond P. Ward.

The header information was updated to reflect the 4th Substitute version and the specific amendment timestamp.

Added a mandatory requirement that the form documenting a parent's refusal of vitamin K must be filed as part of the newborn's medical record.

Unlicensed direct-entry midwives are no longer required to administer Vitamin K to newborns.

Healthcare providers are no longer required to directly administer Vitamin K; they are now only required to explain the risks and benefits to parents.

The specific 24-hour timeframe for administration was removed from the text.

The House Sponsor name was updated from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Raymond P. Ward'.