10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 709, § 1.0
Current through 2025-03, January 15, 2025
These rules implement 22 M.R.S.A. §1532, which requires screening of newborns to detect critical congenital heart defects and submission of data to the Department. Unless the infant's parent(s) objects on religious grounds, the responsible hospital, birthing center, physician, midwife, principal birthing attendant or other health care provider shall screen each infant either born in the State of Maine or moving to Maine within one month of birth (see Section 5.1 for infants not born in Maine) for critical congenital heart defects.
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 709, § 1.0