New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter I - State Sanitary Code
Part 22 - Environmental Diseases
Section 22.3 - Supplementary reports of certain congenital anomalies for epidemiological surveillance; filing

(a) Every physician, nurse practitioner authorized to diagnose birth defects, physician assistant authorized to diagnose birth defects, midwife, and hospital as defined in Article 28 of the Public Health Law, providing health care to a pregnant woman or a child under two years of age, who diagnoses an embryo, fetus or child as having one or more of the birth defects listed in Table 1 of this section shall file a supplementary report with the State Commissioner of Health within 10 days of diagnosis thereof.

(b) Every physician, nurse practitioner authorized to diagnose birth defects, physician assistant authorized to diagnose birth defects, midwife, and hospital as defined in Article 28 of the Public Health Law, providing health care to a pregnant woman or a child under ten years of age, who diagnoses an embryo, fetus or child as having one or more of the birth defects listed in Table 2 of this section shall file a supplementary report with the State Commissioner of Health within 10 days of diagnosis thereof.

(c) Every clinical laboratory that conducts diagnostic testing on New York State residents to detect or confirm the diagnosis of genetic or chromosomal anomalies listed in Tables 1 and 2 shall, upon detecting or confirming such a genetic anomaly, file a supplementary report with the State Commissioner of Health within 30 days of detection or confirmation.

(d) Such report shall be on such forms, which may include electronic forms, as may be prescribed by the commissioner to facilitate epidemio-logical investigation and surveillance.

TABLE 1 - CONGENITAL ANOMOLIES AND GENETIC DISEASES FOR WHICH REPORTING IS REQUIRED TO AGE 2

Malignant neoplasm of kidney

Malignant neoplasm of eye

Malignant neoplasm of brain

Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine systems

Congenital leukemia

Hemangioma

Lymphangioma

Neurofibromatosis

Teratoma

Congenital hypothyroidism

Disorders of thyroid, congenital and hereditary

Diabetes Mellitus, neonatal

Disorders of the pituitary gland, congenital and hereditary

Adrenogenital syndrome

Testicular dysfunction, congenital and hereditary

Dwarfism

Other congenital endocrine disorders

Metabolic and Immunity Disorders, congenital and hereditary

Hereditary Hemolytic anemias

Aplasic anemias, congenital and hereditary

Coagulation defects, congenital and hereditary

Primary thrombocytopenia, congenital and hereditary

Diseases of white cells, congenital and hereditary

Methemoglobinemia, congenital and hereditary

Hereditary diseases of the central nervous system

Extrapyramidal disease and abnormal movement disorders, congenital and hereditary

Spinocerebellar Disease, congenital and hereditary

Anterior horn cell disease, congenital and hereditary

Infantile cerebral palsy

Infantile spasms

Cerebral cysts, congenital

Multiple cranial nerve palsies, congenital

Hereditary peripheral neuropathy

Hereditary muscular dystrophies and other myopathies

Hereditary optic atrophy

Duane's syndrome

Endocardial fibroelastosis

Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Major anomalies of jaw size

Inguinal hernia Femoral hernia

Nephrotic syndrome, congenital

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, congenital

Dyschromia, congenital

Anencephalus and similar anomalies

Spina bifida

Congenital anomalies of the nervous system

Congenital anomalies of the eye

Congenital anomalies of ear, face, neck

Congenital anomalies of heart

Congenital anomalies of circulatory system

Congenital anomalies of respiratory system

Cleft palate and cleft lip

Congenital anomalies of upper alimentary tract

Congenital anomalies of digestive system

Congenital anomalies of urinary system

Congenital anomalies of genital organs

Congenital anomalies of limbs

Congenital musculoskeletal deformities

Other congenital musculoskeletal anomalies

Congenital anomalies of the integument

Congenital anomalies of the spleen

Congenital anomalies of the adrenal gland

Congenital anomalies of other endocrine glands

Multiple congenital anomalies

Anomaly, multiple, Not Otherwise Specified

Deformity, multiple, Not Otherwise Specified

Genetic anomalies

Chromosomal anomalies

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Situs Inversus

Conjoined twins

Hamartoses

Congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple systems

Noxious influences affecting the fetus via placenta

Amniotic band syndrome

Infections specific to the perinatal period

Hemolytic disease due to RH isoimmunization

Neonatal hepatiti

TABLE 2 - CONGENITAL ANOMOLIES AND GENETIC DISEASES FOR WHICH REPORTING IS REQUIRED TO AGE 10

Hereditary muscular dystrophies and other myopathies

Congenital anomalies of heart

Genetic anomalies

Chromosomal anomalies

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome