16 Del. Admin. Code § 4109-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 4109-3.0 - Reporting Requirements

The provisions of this section shall apply to the Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Autism Registry:

3.1 The registry shall collect information on any child under the age eighteen (18) who is a resident of the state of Delaware, or whose parent is a resident of Delaware, and who is diagnosed at any time prior to age eighteen (18) as having confirmed autism. For the purposes related to the registry the Department shall have access to any medical record of the child with confirmed autism.

3.2 The Department shall have access to information in the medical records of children with suspected autism. On request of the Department all mandated reporting sources should identify children who have suspected autism. The Department shall have access to records of such children.

3.3 Any diagnosis of confirmed autism shall be reported for all infants and children up to age 18, including those who have since died (if the data is still available).

3.4 For purposes of these reporting requirements, reportable diagnoses are those diagnoses, from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and DSM IV as listed in Appendix A of these regulations; as well as the 6-digit modified Pediatric Association system (BPA/ICD-9). The reportable diagnoses listed in Appendix A may be revised, upon notice, to reflect changes in publications accepted for use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3.5 The following persons and organizations are required to report occurrences of autism within 30 days of diagnosis to the Division of Public Health.

3.5.1 Any physician, surgeon, dentist, podiatrist, or other health care practitioner who diagnoses a child with autism under age 18 who is not known to be previously reported. Other health care practitioners will include but not be limited to: psychiatrists, clinical and school psychologists, speech and language pathologists, licensed clinical social workers, and nurses including school nurses;

3.5.2 The designated representative of any clinical laboratory conducting assessment, evaluation or research that performs any test which identifies a child or children under age 18 with confirmed autism not known to be previously reported; and

3.5.3 The designated representative of any hospital that diagnoses a child or children under age 18 with confirmed autism.

3.6 The administrative officer of every health care facility shall be responsible for establishing reporting procedures at that facility, using the identified Autism Registry Reporting Form. Reporting procedures must ensure that, on the effective date of these regulations, each child up to the age of 18 diagnosed as having confirmed autism or currently under care with a diagnosis of confirmed autism must be reported to the Division.

3.7 Reporting sources shall complete the Division of Public Health Autism Surveillance Form for each reported case, and forward the completed form to the Division of Public Health Director or designee within 30 days of the diagnosis.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 4109-3.0