Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Health and Human Services
Population Health and Community Services
Birth Defects Reporting
Section R. 325.9072 - Reportable birth defects
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) Reportable birth defects are those birth defects identified in the following list of medical conditions:
(2) Other congenital anomalies, including the following:
(3) Diagnoses of birth defects that occur in children from birth to 2 years of age shall be reported to the department by those entities listed in subrules (3), (4), and (5) of this rule in a manner that is consistent with these rules. This subrule applies whether or not a child dies 2 years of age. The director of the department may designate the reporting of birth defects, diagnosed up to and including 12 years of age, for medical conditions that require surveillance and are commonly diagnosed after 2 years of age, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(4) Hospitals shall report diagnoses of birth defects. The administrative officer of each reporting facility shall establish the reporting procedures at that facility. These procedures shall ensure that every child from birth to 2 years of age, or up to 12 years of age for defects designated under subrule (2) of this rule, who is diagnosed either in the facility operated inpatient or outpatient setting as having a birth defect is reported to the birth defects registry. If a child is transported to another facility, the health care facility at which a reportable diagnosis is first made is responsible for reporting.
(5) Clinical laboratories shall report diagnoses of birth defects. The director of a laboratory that conducts postmortem examinations or cytogenetic tests shall report to the department any potential registrant who has a reportable birth defect.
(6) The director may designate diagnoses of birth defects to be reported by physicians, genetic counselors, health clinics, and other health professionals or health facilities involved in the diagnosis or treatment of children with birth defects as necessary to assure efficient and comprehensive surveillance of birth defects.
(7) Diagnoses of birth defects may be reported by local public health officials, other programs within the department, and by programs in other departments that provide treatment, services, medical, or other benefits to children with birth defects and their families.
(8) Reports shall be submitted within 30 days of a diagnosis in a form prescribed and approved by the department.
(9) Reports that are submitted on forms provided by the department or by electronic media shall meet data quality, format, and timeliness standards prescribed by the department, as described in the manual for completing the birth defects registry report form.