Bill > H90

This bill aims to establish uniform procedures for providing information to mothers and certain fathers regarding the benefits and responsibilities of parentage. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring the Commissioner of Revenue and the Commissioner of Public Health to promulgate regulations for uniform procedures to provide information about the benefits and responsibilities of parentage, and the process for taking acknowledgments of parentage at hospitals, municipal offices, and other agencies. 2. Mandating that genetic marker testing be performed before a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage is executed, unless the parents waive the testing and acknowledge they understand the legal implications of the acknowledgment. 3. Outlining the required information to be provided to the parties on the legal rights and responsibilities created by an acknowledgment of parentage, including the availability of genetic testing, the opportunity to seek legal advice, the permanent nature of the father-child relationship, and the process for rescinding or challenging the acknowledgment. 4. Establishing specific requirements for minors to voluntarily acknowledge parentage, including the need for genetic testing or a court determination that the minor was informed of their rights and the implications of the acknowledgment.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H90