Section 7.27.520. Persons required to collect specimens.

	(a)  Responsibility for collection and submission of specimens resides with the physician or certified nurse midwife under AS 18.15.200, or certified direct-entry midwife under 12 AAC 14.530 attending the newborn child. A newborn child who is not attended by one of these health care providers should be presented by the newborn child's parent or guardian as early as possible within the newborn child's first week of life to a physician or public health nurse for the required testing as described in 7 AAC 27.530.  
	(b)  If a newborn child is receiving care in a medical facility or is admitted to a medical facility within 48 hours of age, the blood specimen required in 7 AAC 27.510 must be collected before that child's discharge or transfer to another medical facility.  

Authorities

18.05.040;18.15.200;18.15.210

Notes

Authority

AS 18.05.040 AS 18.15.200 AS 18.15.210

History

Eff. 12/30/77, Register 64; am 2/3/88, Register 105; am 7/13/94, Register 131; am 7/16/2011, Register 199