R438-15-9. Criteria for Appropriate Specimen

  (1) The institution or medical home/practitioner collecting the appropriate specimen must:

  (a) Use only a Newborn Screening form purchased from the Department. The fee for the Newborn Screening form is set by the Legislature in accordance with Section 26-1-6;

  (b) Correctly store the Newborn Screening form;

  (c) Not use the Newborn Screening form beyond the date of expiration;

  (d) Not alter the Newborn Screening form in any way;

  (e) Complete all information on the Newborn Screening form. If the infant is being adopted, the following may be omitted: infant's last name, birth mother's name, address, and telephone number. Infant must have an identifying name, and a contact person must be listed;

  (f) Apply sufficient blood to the filter paper;

  (g) Not contaminate the filter paper with any foreign substance;

  (h) Not tear, perforate, scratch, or wrinkle the filter paper;

  (i) Apply blood evenly to one side of the filter paper and be sure it soaks through to the other side;

  (j) Apply blood to the filter paper in a manner that does not cause caking;

  (k) Collect the blood in such a way as to not cause serum or tissue fluids to separate from the blood;

  (l) Dry the specimen properly;

  (m) Not remove the filter paper from the Newborn Screening form.

  (2) Submit the completed Newborn Screening form to the Utah Department of Health, Newborn Screening Laboratory, 4431 South 2700 West, Taylorsville, Utah 84119.

  (a) The Newborn Screening form shall be placed in an envelope large enough to accommodate it without folding the form.

  (b) If mailed, the Newborn Screening form shall be placed in the U.S. Postal system within 24 hours of the time the appropriate specimen was collected.

  (c) If hand-delivered, the Newborn Screening form shall be delivered within 48 hours of the time the appropriate specimen was collected.