C.M.R. 10, 144, ch. 280 - RULES RELATING TO THE MAINE BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM

  1. § 144-280-1 - PURPOSE
  2. § 144-280-2 - DEFINITIONS
  3. § 144-280-3 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPORTING
  4. § 144-280-4 - RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE PROVIDING PEDIATRIC SERVICES
  5. § 144-280-5 - RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE PROVIDING OBSTETRICAL SERVICES
  6. § 144-280-6 - TIMING OF REPORTING THE PRESENCE OF A BIRTH DEFECT IN AN INFANT OR FETUS
  7. § 144-280-7 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALL REPORTING DATA
  8. § 144-280-8 - CONTACT WITH FAMILIES
  9. § 144-280-9 - PARENTAL OBJECTION TO PARTICIPATION
  10. Appendix 144-280-A

Summary: These rules establish the responsibilities of hospital administrators, physicians and other health care providers with regard to the reporting of the presence of birth defects in infants and fetuses, require the referral of cases from the Maine Birth Defects Program to related programs in the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and comply with part C of the I.D.E.A. (The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) which directs the State to ensure cooperation among state agencies in delivering supports and services to infants, toddlers and preschoolers with disabilities or developmental delay and their families. These rules establish the confidentiality requirements of the Maine Birth Defects Program and provide for parental objection to birth defect reporting or participation in the birth defect registry.

Notes

C.M.R. 10, 144, ch. 280
EFFECTIVE DATE:
May 1, 2003 - filing 2003-95
AMENDED:
May 17, 2008 - filing 2008-198
April 1, 2011 - filing 2011-77

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 22 M.R.S.A. c1687; 22 M.R.S.A. §§1532 and 1533

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