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4615.0400 DEFINITIONS.
Subpart 1.
Scope.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given them.
Subp. 2.
Attending physician.
"Attending physician" means the physician who is identified on the specimen card as the physician submitting the specimen.
Subp. 3.
Newborn infant.
"Newborn infant" means a child from birth through the first five days of life.
Subp. 4.
Positive screening results.
"Positive screening results" means that laboratory tests clearly indicate that the child has a high risk for developing one or more of the diseases covered by parts 4615.0300 to 4615.0700.
Subp. 5.
Responsible party.
"Responsible party" means the administrative officer or other person in charge of the hospital where the child is born, and the physician or other person operating under the supervision of a physician in attendance at the birth, or if not so attended, one of the parents.
Subp. 6.
Screen.
"Screen" means to carry out a series of laboratory tests on a dried capillary blood specimen which will identify those newborn infants who may develop hemoglobinopathy, phenylketonuria, galactosemia, hypothyroidism, and/or congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Subp. 7.
Specimen.
"Specimen" means a specimen of dried blood from the newborn infant collected on a specimen card.
Subp. 8.
Specimen card.
"Specimen card" means a filter paper card provided by the Minnesota Department of Health and used to collect the specimen.
History:
17 SR 1758
Published Electronically:
August 12, 2013
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