Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.02.12 - NEWBORN SCREENING
Section 16.02.12.301 - NEWBORN CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CCHD) SCREENING

a. For births occurring in a hospital, the administrator of the institution or their designee must assure that all infants who meet the CDC criteria for CCHD screening are screened following the algorithm on the CDC website at: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/hcp.html. (3-17-22)

b. For births occurring outside of a hospital, the birth attendant must assure that screening for congenital heart disease is conducted through the use of pulse oximetry no sooner than twenty-four (24) hours after birth and no later than forty-eight (48) hours after birth following the algorithm on the CDC website at: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/hcp.html. (3-17-22)

a. For births occurring in a hospital, the administrator of the responsible institution or their designee must record the pulse oximetry results on the birth certificate and whether the CCHD screening was determined as "passed" or "failed" following the algorithm on the CDC website at: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/hcp.html, or "not screened." (3-17-22)

b. For births occurring outside of a hospital, the birth attendant or their designee must record the pulse oximetry results on the birth certificate and whether the CCHD screening was determined as "passed" or "failed" following the algorithm on the CDC website at: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/hcp.html, or "not screened." (3-17-22)

a. For births occurring in a hospital, the administrator of the responsible institution or their designee must make a referral for further evaluation of the newborn whose CCHD results are abnormal and inform the parent or legal guardian of the need for appropriate intervention. (3-17-22)

b. For births occurring outside of a hospital, the person performing the screening is responsible for making an immediate referral for further evaluation of the newborn whose CCHD results are abnormal and informing the parent or legal guardian of the need for appropriate intervention. (3-17-22)