Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.02.12 - NEWBORN SCREENING
Section 16.02.12.010 - DEFINITIONS

01. Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD). CCHD, also known as critical congenital heart defects, is a term that refers to a group of serious heart defects, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that are present from birth. (3-17-22)

02. Department. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. (3-17-22)

03. Dried Blood Specimen. A blood specimen obtained from an infant by means of skin puncture, not by means of venipuncture or any other method, that is placed on special filter paper and allowed to dry. (3-17-22)

04. Hyperalimentation. The administration of an amount of nutrients beyond minimum normal requirements of the appetite, in an attempt to replace nutritional deficiencies. (3-17-22)

05. Laboratory. A medical or diagnostic laboratory certified according to the provisions of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. (3-17-22)

06. Newborn Screening. Newborn screening means a laboratory procedure performed on dried blood specimens from newborns to detect those at risk for the diseases specified in Subsection 100.01 of these rules. (3-17-22)

07. Person Responsible for Registering Birth of Child. The person responsible for preparing and filing the certificate of birth is defined in Section 39-255, Idaho Code. (3-17-22)

08. Pulse Oximetry. A non-invasive test that estimates the percentage of hemoglobin in blood that is saturated with oxygen using equipment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use with newborn infants. (3-17-22)

09. Test Kit. The materials provided by the laboratory for the purposes of dried blood specimen collection and submission of specimens for newborn screening laboratory procedures. (3-17-22)