Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-13-205

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section R9-13-205 - Second Specimen Collection
A.After a newborn's or an infant's discharge from a health care facility or after a home birth, a health care provider or the health care provider's designee shall:
1. Collect a second specimen from the newborn or infant not older than one year of age

at the time of the newborn's or infant's first visit to the health care provider, or

2. Verify that a health care facility or different health care provider has collected a second specimen from the newborn or infant.
B.If a newborn is an inpatient of a health care facility at 5 days of age, the health care facility's designee shall collect a second specimen from the newborn:
1. When the newborn is at least 5 but not more than 10 days old; or
2. If the newborn is discharged from the health care facility when the newborn is at least 5 but not more than 10 days old, before discharge.
C.For a home birth that is not attended by a health care provider, a local health department's designee shall collect a specimen from a newborn or an infant if the local health department's designee has not verified that a second specimen has already been collected from the newborn or infant.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-13-205

Effective 11-74; Former Section R9-13-205 repealed, new Section R9-13-205 adopted effective July 16, 1981 (Supp. 81-4).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 Section automatically repealed by final rulemaking at 3 A.A.R. 146, effective September 24, 1998 (Supp. 99-1).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 R9-14-505 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 Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 1166, effective April 4, 2006 (Supp. 06-2).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.