NRS 449.246 - Hospital or obstetric center to provide information relating to voluntary acknowledgment or establishment of paternity before discharging unmarried woman who has borne child; regulations.

NV Rev Stat § 449.246 (2019) (N/A)

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1. Before discharging an unmarried woman who has borne a child, a hospital or obstetric center shall provide to the child’s parents:

(a) The opportunity to sign, in the hospital, a declaration for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity developed pursuant to NRS 440.283;

(b) Written materials about establishing paternity;

(d) A written description of the rights and responsibilities of acknowledging paternity; and

(e) The opportunity to speak by telephone with personnel of the program for enforcement of child support who are trained to clarify information and answer questions about the establishment of paternity.

2. The Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt the regulations necessary to ensure that the services provided by a hospital or obstetric center pursuant to this section are in compliance with the regulations adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(5)(C).

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2426; A 1997, 2341; 2007, 1529; 2017, 793)

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