10-144-283 Me. Code R. § 6

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 144-283-6 - RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE PROVIDING PEDIATRIC SERVICES
A. The primary healthcare provider licensed to practice in Maine who examines an infant for the first time in the first three months of life and who is subject to this rule must determine whether the child has received an NBS test by checking the infant's medical records, asking the parent(s) or, if necessary, contacting the Department. If the healthcare provider determines that no screening has been performed, the provider must, within five working days of the initial examination, screen the infant by collecting a blood specimen as outlined in this rule.
B. Any physician or other healthcare provider subject to this rule who has identified a case of a child presenting with a genetic condition or metabolic disorder listed in this rule must notify the Department of such condition within five working days of the identification.

10-144 C.M.R. ch. 283, § 6