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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.52.15.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="52" chapter_num="15" heading="Screening Procedures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An authorized health care provider shall perform the screening.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Newborn Infants Receiving Routine Care.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The birthing facility or nurse midwife shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Perform screening on a newborn infant between 24 hours and 48 hours of life; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If unable to perform the screening, refer the infant to another authorized health care provider to perform the screening between 24 hours and 48 hours of life.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the newborn infant is discharged from a facility after 12 hours of life but before 24 hours of life, the birthing facility shall perform screening as late as is practical before the newborn infant is discharged from the birthing facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the newborn infant is discharged before 12 hours of life, the birthing facility shall refer the infant to another authorized health care provider to perform screening between 24 hours and 48 hours of life.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Newborn Infants in Special Care or Intensive Care. Birthing facilities shall develop protocols for screening infants in the special care or intensive care nurseries.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Circumstances Where Screening Is Not Indicated. There may be instances where screening for CCHD is not indicated, including but not limited to instances where:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The newborn infant’s clinical evaluation to date has included an echocardiogram which ruled out CCHD; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The newborn infant has confirmed CCHD based on prenatal or postnatal testing.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>