Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.57 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Subchapter 37.57.3 - Infant Screening Tests and Eye Treatment
Rule 37.57.321 - STATE LABORATORY

(1) Only those newborn screening blood tests performed by the department laboratory or a laboratory approved by the department meet the requirements of 50-19-201, 50-19-202, 50-19-203, and 50-19-204, MCA.

(2) Dried blood specimens remaining after newborn screening test completion are the property of the department laboratory and will be stored for one calendar year prior to destruction. Any dried blood specimens sent to a laboratory approved by the department for testing will be destroyed after one year by the approved laboratory. An exception is made for screening specimens with results that are out of range which may be kept for quality improvement and new method development within the laboratory. These specimens may be stored by the laboratory for an indefinite period of time.