12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-71-210 - Critical congenital heart disease screening protocols
A. Hospitals shall develop protocols for
critical congenital heart disease screening (i) in accordance with
12VAC5-71-220 through
12VAC5-71-260 and(ii) modeled
after national recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics
regarding CCHD, such as those specified in Strategies for Implementing
Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (Kemper et al., Pediatrics,
November 2011, Volume 128, Issue 5 (2011 Nov;128(5):e1259-67) and Implementing
Recommended Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (Martin et al.,
Pediatrics, 2013, Volume 132, Issue 1 (2013 Jul;132(1):e185-92) and subsequent
revisions and editions.
B.
Hospitals shall develop protocols for the physical evaluation by licensed
practitioners of newborns with abnormal screening results.
C. Hospitals shall develop protocols for the
referral of newborns with abnormal screening results, if needed, after
evaluation.
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-67 of the Code of Virginia.
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