Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-5-4-.03 - Provisions
(1)
Unless the patient declines screening, every pregnant woman shall have a blood
specimen taken as prescribed herein for a standard serologic test for syphilis,
a standard serologic test for HIV, a standard serologic test for hepatitis B
and a standard serologic test for hepatitis C.
(2) Every health care provider in this state
providing prenatal care to a pregnant woman, or delivering or attending a woman
just delivered, shall take or cause to be taken a venous blood specimen for
submission to a clinical laboratory for a standard serologic test for syphilis,
a standard serologic test for HIV, a standard serologic test for hepatitis B
and a standard serologic test for hepatitis C, as follows:
(a) At the initial visit to the health care
provider for prenatal care, a standard serologic test for:
1. Syphilis;
2. HIV;
3. Hepatitis B; and
4. Hepatitis C.
(b) In the third trimester:
1. A standard serologic test for syphilis, as
required in O.C.G.A. Section
31-17-4.2. The specimen shall be
taken at 28-32 weeks of gestation;
2. A standard serologic test for HIV, as
required in O.C.G.A. Section
31-17-4.2. The specimen shall be
taken at 28-32 weeks of gestation; and
3. A standard serologic test for hepatitis C
if the woman has known or potential exposures to hepatitis C.
(c) As soon as possible upon
admission to the hospital or birth facility for delivery:
1. A standard serologic test for
syphilis;
2. A standard serologic
test for HIV;
3. A standard
serologic test for Hepatitis B, for women not tested prenatally, with signs or
symptoms of hepatitis, or at high risk for hepatitis B; and
4. A standard serologic test for Hepatitis C,
for women not tested prenatally.
(3) Patients shall be notified of all tests
to be conducted and shall have the opportunity to refuse the test.
Notes
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