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Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
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R433. Health, Family Health and Preparedness, Maternal and Child Health |
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R433-1. Very Low Birth Weight Infant Reporting |
| R433-1-1. Purpose and Authority |
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This rule establishes reporting and records access requirements for certain morbidities of Very Low Birth Weight infants. It establishes reporting of newborn care capabilities by Utah hospitals. Sections 26-1-30 (2)(b), (c), (d), (e), and (p) provide authority for this rule. |
| R433-1-2. Definitions |
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As used in this rule: (1) "Very Low Birth Weight" (VLBW) means the birth weight of an infant born weighing greater than 400 grams and less than 1500 grams. (2) "Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" (NICU) is a designated unit within a hospital, which specializes in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. (3) "Nursery" means a designated unit within a hospital, which unit specializes in the care of newborn infants. (4) "Health care provider" means an individual or group of individuals who provide care for women and/or infants during the prenatal, perinatal and/or neonatal period. (5) "Vermont Oxford Network" (VON) is a non-profit voluntary collaboration of health care professionals dedicated to improving the quality and safety of medical care for newborn infants and their families. (6) "Hospital" is a general acute hospital licensed under Title 26, Chapter 21 that cares for a VLBW infant. (7) "Department" means Utah Department of Health (UDOH), UDOH employed staff, or UDOH designated contractor. (8) "Major morbidities" include: Chronic Lung Disease, Nosocomial Infection and organism and site, Grade III or IV Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia, Grade III, IV or V Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), ROP surgery, Avastin following ROP surgery, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA) surgery, PDA medication, Major Birth Defect and type, all as defined by the Vermont Oxford Network 2014 Manual of Operations: Part 2, Data Definitions and Infant Data Forms, Release 18.0, Published November 2013, which is adopted and incorporated by reference. (9) "Maternal risk factors" include: Ethnicity of Mother, Race of Mother, Prenatal Care, Antenatal Steroids, Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate, Chorioamnionitis, Maternal Hypertension, Chronic or Pregnancy-Induced, Multiple Gestation, all as defined by the Vermont Oxford Network 2014 Manual of Operations: Part 2, Data Definitions and Infant Data Forms, Release 18.0, Published November 2013. (10) "Guidelines for Perinatal Care" means the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Guidelines for Perinatal Care (7th ed.), October 2012 (ISBN-13: 9781581107340, ISBN: 158110734X), which are adopted and incorporated by reference. |
| R433-1-3. Reporting of VLBW Maternal and Infant Data by Hospital Facilities |
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Each hospital that admits a VLBW infant shall report to the Department within 40 days of discharge or death, if the infant dies in the hospital, the following: (1) child's name; (2) child's date of birth; (3) mother's name; (4) mother's date of birth; (5) mother's zip code (6) delivery hospital; (7) maternal risk factors; (8) major morbidities for the child; (9) age of infant at admission; in hours if the infant is less than 24 hours old and in days if the child is older than 24 hours; (10) infant's discharge status (e.g., transported to other facility, discharged to home, death) (11) age of child at discharge; in hours if the infant is less than 24 hours old and in days if the child is older than 24 hours; (12) if transported to another hospital, the name of the hospital. |
| R433-1-4. Reporting of Capacity to Care for VLBW Infants, as Outlined by the 7th Edition of the Guidelines for Perinatal Care, to the Department |
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Each hospital with a NICU or a Nursery that admits or cares for VLBW infants shall report as requested by the Department its capability to treat VLBW infants. The hospital shall submit its report within 30 days of the Department request. The Department's request shall be in the form of a survey based on the Guidelines for Perinatal Care and may be made no more than once in a calendar year. The medical director and nursing director of the NICU or nursery shall jointly complete the survey. Medical directors and nursing directors are encouraged to report significant changes in capability more frequently. |
| R433-1-5. Record Abstraction |
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A hospital or health care provider that treats an infant born VLBW shall, as provided in Utah Code, Title 26, Chapter 25, allow personnel from the Department or its agents to abstract information from the hospital's or health care provider's files on the mother and infant regarding issues related to the care and treatment of the VLBW infant. |
| R433-1-6. Confidentiality |
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(1) Information that the Department holds under this rule is confidential under the provisions of Title 26, Chapter 3. Because of the public interest needs to foster health care systems improvements, the Department exercises its discretion under Section 26-3-8 and shall not release information collected under this rule to any person pursuant to the provisions of Subsections 26-3-7(1) or (8). (2) Information produced or collected by a facility is confidential and privileged under the provisions of Title 26, Chapter 25. |
| R433-1-8. Liability |
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As provided in 26-25-1, facilities that report, and those individuals submitting the report, as required by this rule, information covered by this rule may not be held liable for reporting the information to the Department. |
| R433-1-9. Penalties |
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Pursuant to Section 26-23-6, a person that willfully violates any provision of this rule may be assessed an administrative civil money penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation. |