Section 18-307 - Syphilis. - Maryland Statutes

§ 18-307. Syphilis.
 

(a)  Scope of section.- This section does not apply to a woman who objects to a standard serological syphilis test because the test is against the religious beliefs and practices of the woman. 

(b)  Blood tests required.-  

(1) The individual attending a woman for pregnancy shall submit to a medical laboratory: 

(i) A blood sample taken from the woman at the time that the individual first examines the woman; and 

(ii) A blood sample taken from the woman during the third trimester of the pregnancy. 

(2) The medical laboratory to which a blood sample is submitted shall do a standard serological syphilis test that is approved by the Department. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 31B; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.]