HB 1285-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Requires a hospital prior to discharge of an infant born in the hospital, or a health care provider attending a birth outside of a hospital, to: (1) Perform critical congenital heart disease screening using pulse oximetry according to recommended American academy of pediatrics guidelines; |
(2) Record the results of the screening test in the newborn's medical record; and |
(3) If the screening test indicates a suspicion of abnormality, refer the newborn for appropriate care and report the test results to the newborn's attending physician and parent or guardian. |