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Under A.R.S. 20-1342(B), what minimum hospital stay after a cesarean section must an Arizona health policy permit?
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Why D is correct
A.R.S. 20-1342(B) sets the cesarean-section minimum at 96 hours — hospital stays following a cesarean may not be restricted to less than that period. The statute recognizes the longer recovery a surgical delivery requires compared with the 48-hour floor after a normal vaginal delivery.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) 48 hours is the normal vaginal delivery minimum, not the cesarean minimum.
- B) The statute states an express cesarean minimum, so no-minimum is wrong.
- C) 7 days is the weekly-mode grace period under A.R.S. 20-1347, not a maternity stay.
Memory hook
C-section: four days on the clock.