Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-13-204

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R9-13-204 - First Specimen Collection

A.When a newborn is born in a hospital, the hospital's designee shall collect a first specimen from the newborn according to whichever of the following occurs first:

1. Unless specified otherwise by a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner, before administering a transfusionor parenteral nutrition;

2. When the newborn is at least 24 but not more than 72 hours old; or

3. Before the newborn is discharged, unless the newborn:

a. Is transferred to another hospital before the newborn is 48 hours old; or

b. Dies before the newborn is 72 hours old.

B.If a newborn is admitted or transferred to a hospital before the newborn is 48 hours old, the receiving hospital's designee shall:

1. Verify that the first specimen was collected before admission or transfer, or

2. Collect a first specimen from the newborn according to the requirements in subsection (A).

C.When a newborn is born in a birth center, the birth center's designee shall collect a first specimen from the newborn according to subsections (A)(1) or (A)(2).

D.For a home birth attended by a health care provider, the health care provider or the health care provider's designee shall collect a first specimen from the newborn according the requirements in subsection (A)(2).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-13-204

Effective 11-74; Former Section R9-13-204 repealed, new Section R9-13-204 adopted effective July 16, 1981 (Supp. 81-4). Amended effective December 6, 1996 (Supp. 96-4). Section automatically repealed by final rulemaking at 3 A.A.R. 146, effective September 24, 1998 (Supp. 99-1). New Section recodified from R9-14-504 at 11 A.A.R. 3577, effective August 31, 2005 (Supp. 05-3). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 1166, effective April 4, 2006 (Supp. 06-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 953, effective 4/1/2014.