12VAC5-71-50. Responsibilities of the physician or midwife.
For every live birth in the Commonwealth, the physician or midwife in charge of the infant's care after delivery shall cause the initial collection and submission of a newborn dried-blood-spot screening specimen for testing of those heritable disorders and genetic diseases listed in 12VAC5-71-30 D and in accordance with 12VAC5-71-70 or 12VAC5-71-80.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-12 and Article 7 (§ 32.1-65 et seq.) of Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 13, eff. April 4, 2007.
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