Section 410 IAC 39-6-1 - Laboratory requirementsAuthority: IC 16-21-13-5
Affected: IC 16-21-13
Sec. 1.
Each delivering facility shall meet the following requirements for laboratory capacity:
(1) The programmatic leaders of the perinatal service, in conjunction with the hospital laboratory leaders, shall ensure appropriate processing and reporting times for samples drawn from obstetric and neonatal patients with specific consideration for the acuity of the patient and the integrity of the samples.(2) The hospital laboratory shall demonstrate the capability to immediately receive, process, and report urgent and emergent obstetric and neonatal laboratory requests.(3) The hospital laboratory shall have a process in place to report critical results to the obstetric and neonatal services.(4) The hospital shall have available the equipment and trained personnel to perform newborn screening prior to discharge on all infants born at or transferred to the institution, as required by the department.(5) The hospital shall have molecular, cytogenic, and biochemical genetic testing available or a written policy for consultation and referral in place.Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 39-6-1; filed 8/14/2019, 3:32 p.m.: 20190911-IR-410180416FRA