{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.50.162","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.50.162","heading":"Notification about hearing screening.","body":"When the bureau receives a certificate of live birth under AS 18.50.160 for a newborn who was delivered outside of a hospital, the bureau shall forward the names and addresses of the parents to the department employees who administer the screening program set out in AS 47.20.310 — 47.20.390. Those department employees shall notify the child's parents of the merits of having the child screened for hearing ability.","path":["Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.","Chapter 50. Vital Statistics Act.","Article 3. Registration Requirements, Procedures, and Certificates."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.50.162","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"9aace30b9092a83e7241c42dfa92a68642697129ee8d1e5cdfc58ae9514df4a7","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.50.160","next":"us-ak/as-18.50.165"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}