The State Department of Health shall establish, maintain and carry out a comprehensive newborn screening program designed to detect hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria (PKU), hemoglobinopathy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), galactosemia, and such other conditions as specified by the State Board of Health and as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The State Board of Health shall […]
All newborn infants shall be screened by the physician or other health-care provider attending the infant, using tests that have been approved by the State Board of Health, to detect those conditions listed in Section 41-21-201 and the other conditions specified by the State Board of Health for the comprehensive newborn screening program. However, no […]
The State Board of Health shall establish in the State Department of Health a program to: Identify and investigate birth defects; and Maintain a central registry of cases of birth defects. The department shall design the registry program so that it will: Provide information to identify risk factors and causes of birth defects; Provide information […]
