<html> <head> <title>Rule 44:19:02:06 Responsibilities of hospitals, physicians, and other health professionals.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 44:19:02:06"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 44:19:02:06 Responsibilities of hospitals, physicians, and other health professionals."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>44:19:02:06.&nbsp;&nbsp;Responsibilities of hospitals, physicians, and other health professionals.</b> The attending physician, other health professional, hospital, or public health facility shall notify the parents, guardian, or custodian of each infant of the responsibility and need to have the newborn screening tests performed. The submitter shall place all newborn screening test results in the newborn patient's record. If a parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to have the newborn tested, the attending physician, other health professional, hospital, or public health facility shall obtain a written signed statement from the parent, guardian, or custodian of the infant regarding the refusal and place it in the newborn patient's record, notify the department within 24 hours of the refusal.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 31 SDR 164, effective May 9, 2005; 41 SDR 109, effective January 5, 2015.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-24-25">34-24-25.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-24-17">34-24-17</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-24-23">34-24-23</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-24-24">34-24-24.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>