 ccrp poll infant safe sleep act  new poll overview the michigan house has introduced hb 4692 that would create the infant safe sleep act that would require the following of new parents and hospitals the distribution of understandable information and educational and instructional materials regarding infant safe sleep practices to new parents a parent to sign an acknowledgment form stating they had received read and understood all of the materials place certain responsibilities regarding the distribution of materials and filing of signed parental acknowledgement forms with hospitals or health professionals extend immunity from criminal and civil liability to hospitals or health professionals who comply with the bill define terms including infant death due to unsafe sleep in 2011 michigan had approximately 114200 births and there were 144 infants who died because their parents or caregivers did not know or did not practice infant safe sleep practices some believe that increased education about the dangers of unsafe sleep practices for infants directed at parents shortly after birth may go a long way in stopping these preventable deaths there would be additional costs in providing these services to the state of michigan department of community health public hospitals and health agencies related to the required providing of materials to new parents and the retention of signed parent acknowledgment statements new poll question should michigan pass a new law regarding infant safe sleep practices for hospitals and new parents yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on the following link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganpassnewlawregarding e2809cinfantsafesleep e2809dpracticeshospitalsandnewparen  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should congress have renewed the additional extended unemployment coverage for the long term unemployed yes 11 no 89 undecided 0 there were no comments submitted on this poll   all emails addresses  