Section 24522 Of Article 2. Shaken Baby Syndrome From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 4.7. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Information and instructional materials as described in
Section 24521 shall be provided free of charge by each health
facility to parents or guardians of each newborn, upon discharge from
the health facility. In the event of home birth attended by a
licensed midwife, the midwife shall provide the information and
instructional materials to the parents or guardians of the newborn.
(b) The State Department of Social Services shall provide the
information and instructional materials free of charge to child care
providers upon licensure and at the time of site visit.
(c) The information and instructional materials provided pursuant
to this section shall focus upon the serious nature of the risk to
infants and young children presented by shaken baby syndrome.
(d) The requirement that informational and instructional materials
be provided pursuant to this section applies only when those
materials have been supplied to those persons or entities that are
required to provide the materials. The persons or entities required
to provide these materials shall not be subject to any legal cause of
action whatsoever based on the requirements of this section.
(e) For persons or agencies providing these materials pursuant to
this section, this section does not require the provision of
duplicative or redundant informational and instructional materials.