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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-1403: Distribution of shaken baby syndrome educational materials

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 20
  3. Chapter 9
  4. Subchapter 14

(a) A copy of the shaken baby syndrome educational materials developed under § 20-9-1402 or comparable material shall be distributed: (1) By a child birth educator, a pediatric physician's office, or an obstetrician's office to an expectant parent who uses the services of the child birth educator or staff; (2) By a hospital or freestanding birthing center in which a child is born to the child's parent who is present at the hospital or freestanding birthing center before the child is discharged from the facility; (3) By a childcare facility to the parent with whom the child resides; and (4) By a childcare facility to each employee of the childcare facility. (b) An entity or a person required to distribute educational materials under subsection (a) of this section is not subject to civil or criminal liability for an injury, a death, or a loss to a person or property resulting from the dissemination of, or failure to disseminate, the educational materials. Added by Act 2013, No. 1208,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.

(a) A copy of the shaken baby syndrome educational materials developed under § 20-9-1402 or comparable material shall be distributed: (1) By a child birth educator, a pediatric physician's office, or an obstetrician's office to an expectant parent who uses the services of the child birth educator or staff; (2) By a hospital or freestanding birthing center in which a child is born to the child's parent who is present at the hospital or freestanding birthing center before the child is discharged from the facility; (3) By a childcare facility to the parent with whom the child resides; and (4) By a childcare facility to each employee of the childcare facility.

(1) By a child birth educator, a pediatric physician's office, or an obstetrician's office to an expectant parent who uses the services of the child birth educator or staff;

(2) By a hospital or freestanding birthing center in which a child is born to the child's parent who is present at the hospital or freestanding birthing center before the child is discharged from the facility;

(3) By a childcare facility to the parent with whom the child resides; and

(4) By a childcare facility to each employee of the childcare facility.

(b) An entity or a person required to distribute educational materials under subsection (a) of this section is not subject to civil or criminal liability for an injury, a death, or a loss to a person or property resulting from the dissemination of, or failure to disseminate, the educational materials.

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