16 Del. Admin. Code § 4101-2.0
The following words shall have the meanings indicated:
"Birth Defect" means any structural or biochemical abnormality, regardless of cause, diagnosed at any time before or after birth, that requires medical or surgical intervention or that interferes with normal growth or development. This includes abnormal newborn hearing screening. Reportable birth defects are listed in Appendix A of these Regulations.
"Division" refers to the Division of Public Health under the Department of Health and Social Services.
"Registry" means a central data bank containing collected, classified, coded, and sorted data relating to defects in children under age 5, reported by health care providers.
"Surveillance" means the process of identifying and investigating birth defects in children under age 5.
16 Del. Admin. Code § 4101-2.0