Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Chs.. 2 through 1049
Section 18-307 - Syphilis(a) This section does not apply to a woman who objects to a standard serological syphilis test because the test is against the religious beliefs and practices of the woman.(b)(1) The individual attending a woman for pregnancy shall submit to a medical laboratory: (i) A blood sample taken from the woman at the time that the individual first examines the woman; and(ii) A blood sample taken from the woman during the third trimester of the pregnancy.(2) The medical laboratory to which a blood sample is submitted shall do a standard serological syphilis test that is approved by the Department.