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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 8. (a) Each hospital and physician shall:
(1) subject to subsection (b), take or cause to be taken a blood sample from every infant born under the hospital's and physician's care; and
(2) transport or cause to be transported each blood sample described in subdivision (1) to a laboratory designated under section 7 of this chapter;
for testing for the disorders listed in section 2(a) of this chapter.
(b) This subsection does not apply to preterm infants or newborn infants who receive a total exchange blood transfusion. Except as provided in subsection (c), a newborn infant's blood sample taken under subsection (a)(1) must be collected not earlier than twenty-four (24) hours after birth.
(c) If a newborn infant is discharged before the time set forth in subsection (b), the blood sample must be collected not earlier than immediately before the infant's discharge, and a second blood sample must be collected after forty-eight (48) hours but not later than one hundred twenty (120) hours after birth.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-41-17-8 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-16-health/in-code-sect-16-41-17-8/
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