§ 32.1-67 Duty of Board for follow-up and referral protocols; regulations
Infants identified with any condition for which newborn screening is conducted pursuant to § 32.1-65 or 32.1-65.1 shall be eligible for the services of the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program administered by the Department of Health. The Board of Health shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to implement Newborn Screening Services and the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program. The Board’s regulations shall include a list of newborn screening tests conducted pursuant to §§ 32.1-65 and 32.1-65.1 and authorization to charge fees for such tests, notification processes conducted pursuant to § 32.1-66, follow-up procedures, appropriate referral processes, and services available for infants and children who have a heritable disorder or genetic disease identified through Newborn Screening Services.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 11 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 179; in 1979, chapter 711; in 1980, chapter 470; in 1981, chapter 164; in 1986, chapter 172; in 1988, chapter 97; in 2000, chapter 916; in 2005, chapters 717 and 721; in 2012, chapter 147; in 2014, chapters 4 and 175; in 2025, chapter 483.
Code 1950, § 32-112.6; 1966, c. 179; 1979, c. 711; 1980, c. 470; 1981, c. 164; 1986, c. 172; 1988, c. 97; 2000, c. 916; 2005, cc. 717, 721; 2012, c. 147; 2014, cc. 4, 175; 2025, c. 483.