2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 48 - Adoptions.
§ 48-3-401. "Health care facility" and "attending practitioner" defined.
Part 4. Transfer of Physical Custody of Minor by Health Care Facility or Attending Practitioner for Purposes of Adoption.
§ 48‑3‑401. "Health care facility" and "attending practitioner" defined.
As used in this Article:
(1) "Health care facility" includes a hospital and maternity home; and
(2) "Attending practitioner" includes a physician, licensed nurse, or other licensed professional provider of health care who assists in a birth. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)
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