Nevada Revised Statutes 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
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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.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 442.560
- Freestanding birthing center: has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449. See Nevada Revised Statutes 442.003
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.