An Act To Require Parents To Be Informed Of Hospitals' Safe Sleep Rules

LD 1460 requires Maine hospitals with a safe sleep rule for children to inform parents when their child is admitted as an inpatient. Parents must sign a form acknowledging they understand the safe sleep rule and the penalties for violating it. The rule includes evidence-based practices to prevent infant injuries like suffocation, strangulation, or sudden infant death syndrome. This law applies to all licensed Maine hospitals that already have such a rule in place.