37.57.306    TRANSFER OF NEWBORN INFANT

(1) In the event of transfer of a newborn from one health care facility to another, or from a place of birth that is not a health care facility to a health care facility, a screening blood specimen must be taken and submitted by the receiving health care facility.

(2) A receiving health care facility must take specimens as necessary for follow-up tests as required by this subchapter.

(3) In the event of a transfer of a newborn from one health care facility to another, or from a place of birth that is not a health care facility to a health care facility, pulse oximetry screening for CCHD must be completed after 24 hours of age by the receiving health care facility and screening results reported to the department as required by this subchapter.

History: 50-19-202, MCA; IMP, 50-19-203, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 5/6/74; AMD, 1985 MAR p. 1612, Eff. 11/1/85; TRANS, from DHES, 2001 MAR p. 398; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 1298, Eff. 7/1/03; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 44, Eff. 1/18/08; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 1411, Eff. 7/1/14.