Section 40. Religious exemption from newborn dried-blood-spot screening requirements

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Refusal by the infant's parent or guardian to consent to the collection and submission of a newborn dried-blood-spot screening specimen because the test conflicts with his religious practices or tenets shall be documented in the medical record and communicated to the department.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 13, eff. April 4, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-12 and Article 7 (§ 32.1-65 et seq.) of Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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