                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTY OF BOARD FOR FOLLOW-UP AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS; REGULATIONS (§ 32.1-67)

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&#8217;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: 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.