Md. Code, Health - General § 13-112
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 13-112, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§13–112.
Official statutory text
(a) 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) 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) Before offering or performing a postscreening test on a newborn infant for hereditary and congenital disorders under subsection (b) 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.
(b) 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) Before offering or performing a postscreening test on a newborn infant for hereditary and congenital disorders under subsection (b) 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.
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