OAR 333-024-1020: Newborn Screening: Persons Responsible for Ensuring that First Specimens are Collected and Submitted

(1) The following, in order of priority, are responsible for ensuring that first specimens are collected and submitted in accordance with this rule: (a) Facilities (hospitals, freestanding birthing centers, or health care clinics), if the infant is born at this location. (b) A facility or practitioner who assisted with delivery or is responsible for the infant’s medical care within the first 48 hours of life. (c) Parents or legal guardians of the infant when the birth is unattended by a practitioner. (2) The persons described in section (1) of this rule must ensure that specimens are collected within the time frames and in the manner described in OAR 333-024-1030 to 333-024-1040.