Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion
BLOOD SAMPLES FROM INFANTS
Section 442.046 - Abnormal or questionable blood test
Current through February 27, 2024
1. Upon receiving a blood sample pursuant to section 3, the State Public Health Laboratory perform the laboratory testing necessary to detect the disorders described in the publication adopted by reference in subsection 1 of section 2.
2. If the testing performed pursuant to subsection 1 reveals the existence of a disorder described in the publication adopted by reference in subsection 1 of section 2, the State Public Health Laboratory shall:
3. If the testing performed pursuant to subsection 1 reveals the existence of a disorder described in the publication adopted by reference in subsection 1 of section 2 and the infant does not have a primary provider of health care, the Nevada Newborn Screening Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, or its successor program, shall perform the duties described in subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 2.
4. The parent or guardian of an infant with a positive test result for a disorder described in the publication adopted by reference in subsection 1 of section 2 of this regulation shall , upon notification of the positive test result, promptly take the child to a provider of health care who shall ensure that a quantitative evaluation of the problem indicated by the test result is performed.
5. As used in this section, "provider of health care" means a physician or physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or an advanced practice registered nurse.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-23-87; A by R033-16A, eff. 11/2/2016; A by R088-20A, eff. 3/30/2022
NRS 439.200, 442.008