legislation: 105-hr-4680

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105-hr-4680 105 hr 4680 Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 1998 Health 1998-10-02 1998-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] TX D J000032 13 Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require certain hospitals reimbursed under Medicare to have in effect security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing. Provides penalties for hospitals failing to have such security procedures in effect. Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit and provide penalties for baby switching in hospitals. 2025-08-21T16:14:40Z  

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