Alaska Statutes.
Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
Chapter 50. Vital Statistics Act
Section 162. Notification About Hearing Screening.
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AS 18.50.162. Notification About Hearing Screening.

When the bureau receives a certificate of live birth under AS 18.50.160 for a newborn who was delivered outside of a hospital, the bureau shall forward the names and addresses of the parents to the department employees who administer the screening program set out in AS 47.20.310 - 47.20.390. Those department employees shall notify the child's parents of the merits of having the child screened for hearing ability.

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