2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion
NRS 442.560 - Hearing screening not required if parent or legal guardian of newborn child objects in writing; written objection to be placed in medical file of newborn child. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Hearing screening not required if parent or legal guardian of newborn child objects in writing; written objection to be placed in medical file of newborn child. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
A newborn child may be discharged from the licensed hospital or obstetric center in which he or she was born without having undergone a required hearing screening or having been referred for a hearing screening if a parent or legal guardian of the newborn child objects in writing to the hearing screening. The hospital or obstetric center shall place the written objection of the parent or legal guardian to the hearing screening in the medical file of the newborn child.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2461)
A newborn child may be discharged from the licensed hospital or freestanding birthing center in which he or she was born without having undergone a required hearing screening or having been referred for a hearing screening if a parent or legal guardian of the newborn child objects in writing to the hearing screening. The hospital or freestanding birthing center shall place the written objection of the parent or legal guardian to the hearing screening in the medical file of the newborn child.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2461; A 2021, 3444, effective January 1, 2022)
