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A mother in Phoenix delivers by cesarean section. Under A.R.S. 20-1342, what minimum hospital stay must her Arizona accident and health coverage allow?
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Why D is correct
A.R.S. 20-1342 sets the cesarean-section minimum at 96 hours — double the 48-hour minimum that applies after a normal vaginal delivery. Arizona maternity benefit provisions must respect both figures, and keying 48 hours for a cesarean stem means the surgical and vaginal thresholds have been swapped.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Forty-eight hours is the normal vaginal delivery minimum; A.R.S. 20-1342 doubles the floor for cesarean deliveries.
- B) A.R.S. 20-1342 fixes a statutory floor of 96 hours after a cesarean section; physician certification cannot shorten it.
- C) No 90-day confinement requirement exists; the statute speaks in hours, and the cesarean minimum is 96 hours.
Memory hook
Cesarean doubles it: 96 hours.