New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter II - Administrative Rules and Regulations › Subchapter H - Family Health › Part 69 - Family Health › Subpart 69-1 - Newborn Screening for Phenylketonuria and Other Diseases › Section 69-1.3 - Responsibilities of the CEO of a hospital

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The CEO shall ensure that the hospital complies with the
						following procedures:
(a) The hospital
					 shall inform the parent(s) of each newborn born in the hospital, or admitted to
					 the hospital within the first 28 days of life, of the purpose and need for
					 newborn screening, and shall provide newborn screening educational materials
					 made available by the department.
(b) Specimen collection forms shall be
					 properly stored in a cool and dry environment prior to use.
(c) The hospital shall collect a satisfactory
					 specimen from every newborn between 24 and 36 hours after birth, except under
					 the following circumstances:
(1) If a newborn
					 is less than 24 hours of age at the time of discharge from the birth hospital,
					 the birth hospital shall collect an initial satisfactory specimen prior to
					 discharge. The birth hospital shall schedule and collect a repeat specimen from
					 the newborn between 48 and 72 hours after birth.
(2) If a newborn is transferred to another
					 hospital, the birth hospital shall collect an initial satisfactory specimen
					 from the newborn prior to transfer, submit the satisfactory specimen to the
					 testing laboratory, and provide written and/or electronic notification to the
					 receiving hospital that a specimen was collected. The receiving hospital shall
					 collect any repeat specimens from the newborn following transfer that are
					 required by the testing laboratory. If the newborn is less than 24 hours of age
					 when the birth hospital collects the satisfactory specimen, the receiving
					 hospital shall collect a repeat specimen from the newborn between 48 and 72
					 hours after birth.
(3) If a newborn
					 requires admission to an intensive medical care unit prior to the collection of
					 a satisfactory specimen, the hospital shall collect an initial satisfactory
					 specimen upon admission to the unit and shall submit the satisfactory specimen
					 to the testing laboratory. The hospital shall collect a repeat specimen between
					 48 and 72 hours after birth and shall submit the repeat specimen to the testing
					 laboratory. The hospital shall collect a third satisfactory specimen upon
					 discharge or at 28 days after birth, whichever comes first, designate it a
					 repeat specimen, and submit the repeat specimen to the testing
					 laboratory.
(4) If a newborn
					 requires transfusion or total parenteral nutrition (TPN), the hospital shall
					 collect an initial satisfactory specimen prior to any transfusion or
					 administration of TPN and shall submit the satisfactory specimen to the testing
					 laboratory. If a specimen is not collected prior to transfusion and/or TPN, the
					 hospital shall wait to collect an initial satisfactory specimen until 72 hours
					 after administration of a transfusion and/or TPN and submit the specimen to the
					 testing laboratory. The hospital shall schedule and collect a repeat specimen
					 no later than 120 days after the date of final transfusion and/or TPN, and
					 submit the repeat specimen to the testing laboratory.
(5) If a newborn is admitted to the hospital
					 within the first 28 days of life and no specimen has been previously collected,
					 the hospital shall collect a satisfactory specimen upon admission and submit it
					 to the testing laboratory.