Section 302.010 - Information Required to Be Reported Regarding Congenital Anomalies(A) A physician shall report diagnoses made prenatally, at delivery, and three years of age or younger as the Commissioner considers necessary and appropriate, for the prevention and early detection of congenital anomalies or to facilitate epidemiological investigation and health surveillance of the incidence and prevalence of congenital anomalies in the commonwealth. Each report shall include the following data categories: (1) Mother identifiers and demographics;(2) Child (birth to three) or fetal death identifiers and demographics;(3) Provider and facility identifiers;(4) Specific congenital anomaly identification;(6) Other information as necessary to identify the patient and ensure accuracy and completeness. Reports shall be in the form specified in 105 CMR 302.025 and shall be in accordance with the current data collection manual as specified in 105 CMR 302.020. Reports may be subject to verification for accuracy or supplementation for completeness by medical records abstractors under 105 CMR 302.050 and 302.080.
(B) The following diagnoses, with specific diagnostic codes as determined by the Department, are considered necessary and appropriate for the prevention and early detection of congenital anomalies or to facilitate epidemiological investigation and health surveillance of the incidence and prevalence of congenital anomalies in the commonwealth: (1) Central nervous system;(5) Orofacial/gastrointestinal;(9) Chromosomal and Other Syndromes;(10) Other anomalies outside the designated congenital anomalies code range;(11) Fetal death and abnormalities from maternal record; and(12) Others as identified in the data collection manual maintained pursuant to 105 CMR 302.020.(C) A physician must report every diagnosis of a congenital anomaly detected prenatally, at delivery, or within the first three years of life, of a Massachusetts resident child, whether the birth occurred inside or outside of Massachusetts, to facilitate epidemiological investigation and health surveillance of the incidence and prevalence of congenital anomalies in the commonwealth. A diagnosis regarding a non-resident child who comes to Massachusetts for specialty treatment, evaluation, or consultation is not required to be reported.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1325, eff. 11/4/2016.