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Title 246 - Health, Department ofLABORATORY
Chapter 246-650 - Newborn screening
Section 246-650-001 - Purpose

Wash. Admin. Code § 246-650-001

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Current through Register Vol. 25-01, January 1, 2025
Section 246-650-001 - Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to establish board rules to detect, in newborns, congenital disorders leading to developmental or physical disabilities as required by RCW 70.83.050 and to provide protections for the confidentiality of information and human biological specimens submitted pursuant to these requirements.

Wash. Admin. Code § 246-650-001

Amended by WSR 19-20-025, Filed 9/23/2019, effective 10/24/2019

Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.83, 43.20 RCW. 03-24-026, § 246-650-001, filed 11/24/03, effective 12/25/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-650-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050 and 70.83.050. 87-11-040 (Order 303), § 248-103-001, filed 5/18/87.