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DIVISION 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS 102100-103925›PART 1. VITAL RECORDS 102100-103800›CHAPTER 3. Live Birth Registration 102400-102520›ARTICLE 1. Duty of Registering Live Birth 102400-102415

§ 102410

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

For those live births occurring in a hospital, and upon a parent’s request, a footprint shall be taken of the child prior to discharge from the facility and shall be made available to the parents. The footprint shall be placed on a sheet of paper that is separate from the birth certificate, shall only be prepared for the parents prior to discharge from the hospital, and need not be retained or kept on file.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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