Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part III - Prevention of Diseases
Chapter 28 - SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP FOR DISEASES OF THE NEWBORN
PURPOSE ADMINISTRATION OF TESTS
Section 28.12 - Religious objections
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A health care provider may not collect or cause to be collected, a specimen from a newborn child if the parent or guardian of the newborn child objects on the ground that the specimen collection conflicts with religious beliefs or practices held by the parent or guardian.
(b) If the parent or guardian of the newborn child objects to the collection of the specimen for screening on the ground that the specimen collection conflicts with religious beliefs or practices held by the parent or guardian, the health care provider shall ensure that the recorded objection of the parent or guardian is entered into the medical record of the newborn child. The entry shall include a written statement of the objection signed by the parent or guardian.
The provisions of this §28.12 amended under section 16(a) of the Disease Control and Prevention Act of 1955 (35 P. S. § 521.16(a)); sections 2102(g) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 532(g) and 541(b)); and sections 3 and 5 of the Newborn Child Testing Act (35 P. S. §§ 623 and 625).
