California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Health and Safety Code - HSC |
Division 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS |
Part 1. VITAL RECORDS |
Chapter 3. Live Birth Registration |
ARTICLE 1. Duty of Registering Live Birth |
Section 102410.
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For those live births occurring in a hospital, and upon a parent's request, a footprint shall be taken of the child prior to discharge from the facility and shall be made available to the parents. The footprint shall be placed on a sheet of paper that is separate from the birth certificate, shall only be prepared for the parents prior to discharge from the hospital, and need not be retained or kept on file.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)