Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.83 Phenylketonuria And Other Preventable Heritable Disorders

• 70.83.010 Declaration of policy and purpose
  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 ...
• 70.83.020 Screening tests of newborn infants
  It shall be the duty of the department of health to require screening tests of all newborn infants before they are discharged from the hospital ...
• 70.83.023 Specialty clinics -- Defined disorders -- Fee for infant screening
  The department has the authority to collect a fee of three dollars and fifty cents from the parents or other responsible party of each infant ...
• 70.83.030 Report of positive test to department of health
  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 ...
• 70.83.040 Services and facilities of state agencies made available to families and physicians
  When notified of positive screening tests, the state department of health shall offer the use of its services and facilities, designed to prevent mental retardation ...
• 70.83.050 Rules and regulations to be adopted by state board of health
  The state board of health shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.[1967 c 82 § 5.] ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009