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1999 SESSION
SB 1280 Health; dissemination of information on birth defects.
Introduced by: Jane H. Woods | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Health; dissemination of information on birth defects. Requires the Commissioner of Health to develop a publication regarding birth defects and the role of folic acid in preventing birth defects for distribution to physicians, hospitals and other medical facilities, and local health departments for use with patients. Such information must also be provided to the clerks of county and city circuit courts for inclusion in health information required to be given to applicants for marriage licenses.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Health; dissemination of information on birth defects. Requires the Commissioner of Health, with assistance from the advisory committee on congenital anomalies, to develop a publication regarding birth defects for distribution to physicians, hospitals and other medical facilities, and local health departments for use with patients. Such information must also be provided to the clerks of county and city circuit courts for inclusion in health information required to be given to applicants for marriage licenses.