ORS 433.290: Oregon Health Authority to conduct educational program on newborn bloodspot screening.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) To ensure proper testing and follow-up care and increase public awareness of the newborn bloodspot screening program described in ORS 433.288, the Oregon Health Authority shall, subject to available resources, implement: (a) An educational program for health care providers, expectant parents, parents or guardians of infants and the general public. (b) A follow-up monitoring program to improve long-term care of individuals with medical conditions identified through screening. (2) The educational program must: (a) Provide information on the medical conditions for which infants are screened under the newborn bloodspot screening program; (b) Provide information on the importance of newborn bloodspot screening to prevent or mitigate the harmful health effects of medical conditions for which infants are screened; and (c) If a newborn bloodspot screening detects a medical condition for an infant, provide the parents or guardians of the infant information on organizations that serve populations impacted by the medical condition. [1963 c.190 §2; 1977 c.582 §35; 1983 c.490 §1; 2009 c.595 §656; 2017 c.356 §64; 2025 c.203 §4]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 333-024-1000: Newborn Screening: Purpose — implements
- OAR 333-024-1000: Newborn Screening: Purpose — authority
- OAR 333-024-1010: Newborn Screening: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-024-1010: Newborn Screening: Definitions — authority
- OAR 333-024-1030: Newborn Screening: Timing for Collecting Specimens — implements
- OAR 333-024-1030: Newborn Screening: Timing for Collecting Specimens — authority
- OAR 333-024-1040: Newborn Screening: Manner of Collecting and Submitting Specimens — implements
- OAR 333-024-1040: Newborn Screening: Manner of Collecting and Submitting Specimens — authority
- OAR 333-024-1050: Newborn Screening: Religious or Philosophical Exemption from Newborn Testing — implements
- OAR 333-024-1050: Newborn Screening: Religious or Philosophical Exemption from Newborn Testing — authority
- OAR 333-024-1070: Newborn Screening: The Newborn Bloodspot Screening Panel of Tests — implements
- OAR 333-024-1070: Newborn Screening: The Newborn Bloodspot Screening Panel of Tests — authority
- OAR 333-024-1080: Newborn Screening: Result Reporting and Follow-up — implements
- OAR 333-024-1080: Newborn Screening: Result Reporting and Follow-up — authority
- OAR 333-024-1090: Newborn Screening: Use, Release and Retention of Residual Specimens — implements
- OAR 333-024-1090: Newborn Screening: Use, Release and Retention of Residual Specimens — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 433.288 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors433.html