Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES
Subchapter D - NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM
Section 37.52 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Abnormal screening result(s)--An out-of-range laboratory test result.
(2) Bona fide resident--A person who:
(3) Charity care newborn--A patient who is not insured or self-pay, and is not covered or eligible to be covered for newborn screening services by Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or any other government program.
(4) CHIP-eligible newborn--A patient who is eligible for CHIP coverage in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 62.
(5) Commissioner--The commissioner of the Department of State Health Services.
(6) Critical Congenital Heart Disease--CCHD is an abnormality in the structure or function of the heart that exists at birth, that causes severe, life-threatening symptoms, and requires medical intervention within the first few hours, days, or months of life. CCHD is detected by point-of-care screening. Comprehensive rules for CCHD will be established under a separate subchapter under this chapter.
(7) Department--The Department of State Health Services or its successor.
(8) Health care practitioner--One of the following individuals who is currently licensed and in good standing as indicated:
(9) Medicaid-eligible newborn--A patient whose mother is a Medicaid recipient or who is otherwise eligible for Medicaid coverage for the newborn-related services in accordance with Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 32.
(10) Newborn--A child through 30 days of age.
(11) Newborn Screening--One or more laboratory test(s) that identify an increased risk for phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, hypothyroidism, and certain other disorders.
(12) Physician--A person licensed to practice medicine by the Texas Medical Board pursuant to Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 151.
(13) Specimen--A laboratory sample used for testing. The specimen used for newborn screening is capillary blood dried on specialized filter paper.
(14) Specimen collection kit--A department-approved, bar-coded, newborn screening specimen collection kit obtained from the department and consists of a parental information sheet; Parental Decision for Storage and Use of Newborn Screening Blood Spot Cards form; customized specimen collection device; demographic information sheet; and specimen collection directions applicable to the collection and submission of a newborn's blood specimen for the first, second, or repeat newborn screening test.
