I am a pregnant woman. How does the Newborns Act affect my health care benefits?
The Newborns’ Act affects the amount of time you and your newborn child are covered for a hospital stay following childbirth. Group health plans, insurance companies and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that 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. But the attending provider may decide, after consulting with you, to discharge you or your newborn child earlier. In any case, the attending provider cannot receive incentives or disincentives to discharge you or your child earlier than 48 hours (or 96 hours). Return to index . . . Q: Who is the “attending provider” A: An attending provider is an individual licensed under state law who is directly responsible for providing maternity or pediatric care to a mother or newborn child. A plan, hospital, insurance company or HMO would not be an attending provider. Howeve
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