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House Bill 1510 |
House Author: Bonnen et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Jackson, Mike |
House Bill 1510 amends the Health and Safety Code to add information regarding sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), including current recommendations for infant sleeping conditions to lower the risk of SIDS, to the information required to be included in the resource pamphlet provided to the parent or caregiver of an infant by a hospital, birthing center, physician, nurse midwife, or midwife. The Department of State Health Services is required to update the resource pamphlet on the department's website to include information about SIDS not later than January 1, 2010, but a hospital, birthing center, physician, nurse midwife, or midwife is not required to provide an updated brochure before March 1, 2010.