{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-3b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 3B","heading":"Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report","body":"Section 3B. Every physician, certified nurse-midwife or licensed certified professional midwife attending a birth after which the mother and child are not admitted to a hospital for postnatal care immediately after birth shall, within ten days after such birth, file with the clerk of the city or town wherein such birth occurred a report on forms prepared and furnished by the commissioner of public health, stating the facts required to be shown on the record of such birth.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 46"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter46/Section3B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:42Z","sha256":"4218842246c94d5e7e4040f5ff906a1a505da3860dd064ec41adf540d4a368ad","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-3a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-46-3c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}