The Newborns’ and Mothers’
Health Protection Act of 1996
The
Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act (the
Newborns’ Act)
provides protections for mothers and their newborn children relating to the
length of their hospital stays following childbirth.
Group health plans
that provide benefits for hospital stays in connection with childbirth for a
mother and newborn child are subject to the Newborns’ Act may not restrict benefits for a hospital
stay in connection with childbirth to less than 48 hours following a vaginal
delivery or 96 hours following a delivery by cesarean section. However, the
attending provider
may decide, after consulting with the mother, to discharge the mother and/or her
newborn child earlier.
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