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.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 442.030
Bd. of Health, Metabolic Error Screening of Newborns Reg. §§ 2.1-2.3, eff. 12-27-77-NAC A 10-23-87; 10-10-90; A by R033-16A, eff. 11/2/2016; A by R088-20A, eff. 3/30/2022
NRS 439.200, 442.008

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