Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 240 Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. Section 1.5
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(410 ILCS 240/1.5)
Sec. 1.5.
Definitions.
In this Act:
"Accredited laboratory" means any laboratory that holds a valid
certificate issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988, 102 Stat. 2903, 42 U.S.C. 263a, as amended,
and that reports its screening results by using normal pediatric reference
ranges.
"Expanded screening" means screening for genetic and metabolic disorders,
including but not limited to amino acid disorders, organic acid disorders,
fatty acid oxidation disorders, and other abnormal profiles,
in newborn infants that can be detected through the use of a tandem
mass
spectrometer.
"Tandem mass spectrometer" means an analytical instrument used to detect
numerous genetic and metabolic disorders at one time.
(Source: P.A. 92-701, eff. 7-19-02.)
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Last modified: February 20, 2012
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