S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-80.B

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 61-80.B - Definitions

1. Inborn Metabolic Errors--shall mean inborn errors of metabolism.

2. Hemoglobinopathy--shall mean a hematologic disorder or carrier state caused by alteration in the genetically determined molecular structure of hemoglobin which may result in overt anemia as well as clinical and other laboratory abnormalities.

3. Identifying Information--shall mean child's legal name, sex, race, birth date, time of birth, place of birth, birth weight, current weight, feeding type; parent's or legal guardian's complete name, complete address and telephone number; mother's Social Security Number.

4. Attending Physician--shall mean the physician who has entered into an agreement to provide care during and/or after delivery for the mother and/or her child. The physician listed on the laboratory form will be assumed to be the attending physician until notification to the contrary is received in accordance with Official Departmental Instructions.

5. Department--shall mean the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

6. Laboratory--shall mean the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Bureau of Laboratories.

7. Bureau of Maternal and Child Health--shall mean an organizational unit of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

8. Official Departmental Instructions--shall mean detailed instructions approved by the Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control or his designee under which the public and private health care providers, including hospitals, laboratories, clinics, physicians and their staffs screen all children born in South Carolina for designated Inborn Metabolic Errors and Hemoglobinopathies.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-80.B