§ 28.24. Normal test results.

 (a)  Within 7-calendar days following the day when the testing laboratory obtains the normal test results, the testing laboratory shall send those results to the health care provider that collected the specimen from the newborn child.

 (b)  The health care provider to whom the normal test results are reported shall record the test results in the medical record of the newborn child.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  28.24 amended under section 16(a) of the Disease Control and Prevention Act of 1955 (35 P. S. §  521.16(a)); sections 2102(g) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § §  532(g) and 541(b)); and sections 3 and 5 of the Newborn Child Testing Act (35 P. S. § §  623 and 625).

Source

   The provisions of this §  28.24 amended May 17, 2002, effective May 18, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 2435. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (240180).

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  501.49 (relating to newborn infant care policies and procedures).

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