PDFWAC 246-650-001

Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to establish board rules to detect, in newborns, congenital disorders leading to developmental or physical disabilities as required by RCW 70.83.050 and to provide protections for the confidentiality of information and human biological specimens submitted pursuant to these requirements.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.83.050, 70.83.090 and 70.83.020. WSR 19-20-025, § 246-650-001, filed 9/23/19, effective 10/24/19. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.83, 43.20 RCW. WSR 03-24-026, § 246-650-001, filed 11/24/03, effective 12/25/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. WSR 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-650-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050 and 70.83.050. WSR 87-11-040 (Order 303), § 248-103-001, filed 5/18/87.]