What if parents don’t want their child’s name in the M-BDIS?
If, for any reason, parents want to exclude their child from the system, a form can be filled out and any personally identifying information on that child would be removed from the system. Any family that “opts out” of the M-BDIS will not be contacted by the program in the future regarding that child. Other states have found that while some individuals feel very strongly about this issue, very few parents of children with birth defects actually select this option.
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