Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 283 - NEWBORN BLOODSPOT SCREENING RULE
Section 144-283-6 - RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE PROVIDING PEDIATRIC SERVICES
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. The primary healthcare provider licensed to practice in Maine who examines an infant for the first time in the first three months of life and who is subject to this rule must determine whether the child has received an NBS test by checking the infant's medical records, asking the parent(s) or, if necessary, contacting the Department. If the healthcare provider determines that no screening has been performed, the provider must, within five working days of the initial examination, screen the infant by collecting a blood specimen as outlined in this rule.
B. Any physician or other healthcare provider subject to this rule who has identified a case of a child presenting with a genetic condition or metabolic disorder listed in this rule must notify the Department of such condition within five working days of the identification.
