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RCW 70.83.010 Declaration of policy and purpose.
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It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Washington to make every effort to detect as early as feasible and to prevent where possible phenylketonuria and other preventable heritable disorders leading to developmental disabilities or physical defects. [ 1977 ex.s. c …
RCW 70.83.020 Screening tests of newborn infants.
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(1) It shall be the duty of the department of health to require screening tests of all newborn infants born in any setting. Each hospital or health care provider attending a birth outside of a hospital shall collect and submit a sample blood specimen for all newborns no more than…
RCW 70.83.023 Specialty clinics—Defined disorders—Fee for infant screening and sickle cell disease.
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The department has the authority to collect a fee of eight dollars and forty cents from the parents or other responsible party of each infant screened for congenital disorders as defined by the state board of health under RCW 70.83.020 to fund specialty clinics that provide treat…
RCW 70.83.030 Report of positive test to department of health.
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Laboratories, attending physicians, hospital administrators, or other persons performing or requesting the performance of tests for phenylketonuria shall report to the department of health all positive tests. The state board of health by rule shall, when it deems appropriate, req…
