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HSC § 123365
Where this section sits in the code
- Health and Safety Code - HSC
- DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) [123100. - 125850.]
- PART 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH [123225. - 124250.]
- CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [123225. - 123371.]
- ARTICLE 3. Breast Feeding [123360. - 123367.]
(a) All general acute care hospitals, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, and all special hospitals providing maternity care, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 1250, shall make available a breast feeding consultant or alternatively, provide information to the mother on where to receive breast feeding information.
(b) The consultant may be a registered nurse with maternal and newborn care experience, if available.
(c) The consultation shall be made available during the hospitalization associated with the delivery, or alternatively, the hospital shall provide information to the mother on where to receive breast feeding information.
(d) The patient may decline this consultation or information.
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