Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 3B
Birth without immediate admittance to hospital for postnatal care; report
Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 46 — Return and Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths · Status: effective
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Section 3B. Every physician, certified nurse-midwife or licensed certified professional midwife attending a birth after which the mother and child are not admitted to a hospital for postnatal care immediately after birth shall, within ten days after such birth, file with the clerk of the city or town wherein such birth occurred a report on forms prepared and furnished by the commissioner of public health, stating the facts required to be shown on the record of such birth.