136A.5A Newborn critical congenital heart disease screening.
1. Each newborn born in this state shall receive a critical congenital heart disease screening by pulse oximetry or other means as determined by rule, in conjunction with the metabolic screening required pursuant to section 136A.5.
2. An attending health care provider shall ensure that every newborn under the provider’s care receives the critical congenital heart disease screening.
3. This section does not apply if a parent objects to the screening. If a parent objects to the screening of a newborn, the attending health care provider shall document the refusal in the newborn’s medical record and shall obtain a written refusal from the parent and report the refusal to the department.
4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the results of each newborn’s critical congenital heart disease screening shall only be reported in a manner consistent with the reporting of the results of metabolic screenings pursuant to section 136A.5 if funding is available for implementation of the reporting requirement.
5. This section shall be administered in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 136A.8.
2013 Acts, ch 140, §91
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