Nev. Admin. Code § 442.030 - Taking of blood sample required
1. Except as
otherwise provided in NAC 442.035, any physician, midwife, nurse, obstetric
center or hospital of any nature attending or assisting in any way any infant,
or the mother of any infant, at childbirth shall ensure:
(a) That a blood sample is taken from the
infant not later than the seventh day of the infant's life regardless of
the feeding status of the infant. If an infant is discharged from a hospital or
obstetric center before he or she is 48 hours of age, the hospital or obstetric
center must take a blood sample as close as possible to the time of the
infant's discharge from the hospital or obstetric center.
(b) The performance of any examinations and
tests, other than tests that must be performed in a laboratory, necessary to
detect the disorders described in the publication adopted by reference in
subsection 1 of section 2.
2. If the examination and testing performed
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 reveals the existence of a disorder
described in the publication adopted by reference in subsection 1 of section 2,
the physician, midwife, nurse, obstetric center or hospital, as applicable,
shall ensure that:
(a) The disorder is
reported to the Chief Medical Officer or his or her designee, the local health
officer of the jurisdiction in which the infant resides and the local health
officer of the jurisdiction in which the infant was born; and
(b) The disorder and options for treatment of
the disorder are discussed with the parent or guardian of the infant.
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