Section 11-143-7 - Parental notification and refusal(a) The department of health shall make copies of the parent information brochure available to parents, guardians, other persons having custody or control of the child, hospitals, physicians, birth attendants, birth registrars, nurses, and childbirth educators.(b) The parent, guardian, or other person having custody or control of the child shall be notified by the department of the need for repeat or confirmatory testing when the department is not able to obtain follow-up information from the physician.(c) The parent, guardian, or other person having custody or control of the child may refuse the newborn screening tests for their infant on the grounds that the newborn screening tests conflict with the religious tenets and beliefs of the parent, guardian, or other person having custody or control of the child. The medical implications of that refusal shall be included on a special refusal form provided by the department. The refusal form shall be signed by the parent, guardian, or other person having custody or control of the child.(d) A copy of the refusal form shall be retained in the newborn's medical record and a copy shall be sent to the department. [Eff 1/24/87; am and comp 6/19/97; am and comp 11/20/03; comp JAN 22 2009] (Auth: HRS § 321-291) (Imp: HRS § 391-291)