Section 13-112 - Screening tests. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-112. Screening tests.
 

(a)  Delegation of screening.- The Secretary may contract or delegate the screening required under § 13-111 of this subtitle to another entity with the approval of the State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders. 

(b)  In general.- Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a laboratory other than the Department's public health laboratory may perform postscreening confirmatory or diagnostic tests on newborn infants for hereditary and congenital disorders. 

(c)  Requirements of laboratory before screening.- Before offering or performing a postscreening test on a newborn infant for hereditary and congenital disorders under subsection (a) of this section, a laboratory shall: 

(1) Obtain and maintain a license issued by the Secretary as required by Title 17 of this article; and 

(2) Meet all the standards and requirements for a laboratory to perform tests on newborn infants for hereditary and congenital disorders that are established by the Secretary. 
 

[2008, ch. 256.]