Utah Admin. Code R438-15-2 - Definitions
(1) "Abnormal test
result " means a result that is outside of the normal range for a given
test.
(2) "Appropriate specimen "
means a blood specimen submitted on the Utah Newborn Screening form that
conforms with the criteria in Section
R438-15-9.
(3) "Blood spot " means a clinical specimen
submitted on the paper of the newborn screening form using the heel stick
method.
(4) "Department " means the
Utah Department of Health and Human Services.
(5) "Follow up " means tracking any newborn
with an abnormal result, inadequate or unsatisfactory specimen, or a quantity
not sufficient specimen through to a normal result or confirmed diagnosis and
referral.
(6) "Inadequate specimen "
means a specimen determined by the Newborn Screening Laboratory to be
unacceptable for testing.
(7)
"Indeterminate result " means a result that requires another specimen to
determine normal or abnormal status.
(8) "Institution " means a hospital, alternate
birthing facility, or midwife service in Utah that provides maternity or
nursery services or both.
(9)
"Health care provider " means a person licensed by the Department of Commerce,
Division of Professional Licensing to practice medicine, naturopathy, or
chiropractic or to be a nurse practitioner, as well as the licensed or
unlicensed midwife who takes responsibility for delivery or the on-going health
care of a newborn.
(10) "Metabolic
diseases " means those diseases screened by the Department which are caused by
an inborn error of metabolism.
(11)
"Newborn screening form " means the Department 's demographic form with attached
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved filter paper medical collection
device.
(12) "Quantity not
sufficient specimen " or "QNS specimen" means a specimen that the laboratory has
partially tested but does not have enough blood available to complete the full
testing.
(13) "Unsatisfactory
specimen" means an inadequate specimen .
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(1) "Abnormal test result" means a result that is outside of the normal range for a given test.
(2) "Appropriate specimen" means a blood specimen submitted on the Utah Newborn Screening form that conforms with the criteria in R438-15-9.
(3) "Blood spot" means a clinical specimen(s) submitted on the filter paper (specially manufactured absorbent specimen collection paper) of the Newborn Screening form using the heel stick method.
(4) "Department" means the Utah Department of Health.
(5) "Follow up" means the tracking of all newborns with an abnormal result, inadequate or unsatisfactory specimen or a quantity not sufficient specimen through to a normal result or confirmed diagnosis and referral.
(6) "Inadequate specimen" means a specimen determined by the Newborn Screening Laboratory to be unacceptable for testing.
(7) "Indeterminate result" means a result that requires another specimen to determine normal or abnormal status.
(8) "Institution" means a hospital, alternate birthing facility, or midwife service in Utah that provides maternity or nursery services or both.
(9) "Medical home/practitioner" means a person licensed by the Department of Commerce, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing to practice medicine, naturopathy, or chiropractic or to be a nurse practitioner, as well as the licensed or unlicensed midwife who takes responsibility for delivery or the ongoing health care of a newborn.
(10) "Metabolic diseases" means those diseases screened by the Department which are caused by an inborn error of metabolism.
(11) "Newborn Screening form" means the Department's demographic form with attached Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved filter paper medical collection device.
(12) "Quantity not sufficient specimen" or "QNS specimen" means a specimen that has been partially tested but does not have enough blood available to complete the full testing.
(13) "Unsatisfactory specimen" means an inadequate specimen.