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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 7 in the last line (page 1, line 15 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "practitioner" the following: 'or the reporting of burns or other injuries occurring as a result of medical treatment following the delivery of the child while the child remains hospitalized following the delivery'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides an additional exception, beyond the exception established in the bill, to the law mandating a report to the Department of Health and Human Services of suspected abuse or neglect of a child under 6 months of age for burns or other injuries occurring as a result of medical treatment following the delivery of the child while the child remains hospitalized.