(1) The hospital or institution wherein newborn care was rendered to a newborn weighing 1,500 grams or more must take the required specimen:

(a) between 24 and 72 hours of age of each newborn; or

(b) 48 hours following its first ingestion of milk, but not later than the seventh day of life.

(2) In the event the newborn is discharged from the facility prior to the third day of life, the blood specimen must be taken immediately before discharge and, in addition, if the newborn is discharged before it is 24 hours old:

(a) another specimen must be taken and submitted to the department's laboratory between the fourth and 14th day of the newborn's life; and

(b) the administrative officer or other person in charge of the hospital or institution caring for newborn infants must:

(i) explain the reasons why it is of utmost importance to return for these tests; and

(ii) ensure that the parent or legal guardian of the newborn signs a statement assuming responsibility to cause a specimen to again be taken between the fourth and 14th day of life of the newborn and to submit it to the department for testing.

(3) If taking a specimen on any of the dates cited in (1) and (2) of this rule is medically contraindicated, the specimen must be taken as soon as possible thereafter as the medical condition of the infant permits.