Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 280 - RULES RELATING TO THE MAINE BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM
- Section 144-280-1 - PURPOSE
- Section 144-280-2 - DEFINITIONS
- Section 144-280-3 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPORTING
- Section 144-280-4 - RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE PROVIDING PEDIATRIC SERVICES
- Section 144-280-5 - RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE PROVIDING OBSTETRICAL SERVICES
- Section 144-280-6 - TIMING OF REPORTING THE PRESENCE OF A BIRTH DEFECT IN AN INFANT OR FETUS
- Section 144-280-7 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALL REPORTING DATA
- Section 144-280-8 - CONTACT WITH FAMILIES
- Section 144-280-9 - PARENTAL OBJECTION TO PARTICIPATION
- Appendix 144-280-A
Summary: These rules establish the responsibilities of hospital administrators, physicians and other health care providers with regard to the reporting of the presence of birth defects in infants and fetuses, require the referral of cases from the Maine Birth Defects Program to related programs in the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and comply with part C of the I.D.E.A. (The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) which directs the State to ensure cooperation among state agencies in delivering supports and services to infants, toddlers and preschoolers with disabilities or developmental delay and their families. These rules establish the confidentiality requirements of the Maine Birth Defects Program and provide for parental objection to birth defect reporting or participation in the birth defect registry.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 M.R.S.A. c1687; 22 M.R.S.A. §§1532 and 1533
