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USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 22. HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter : Chapter 1687. BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM (HEADING. PL 1999, c. 344, @1 (new))
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Title 22 - §8941. Birth Defects Program
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 344, @1 (new))
§8941. Birth Defects Program
There is established, within the Bureau of Health, the Birth Defects Program, referred to in this chapter as the "program,"
to identify and investigate birth defects in children. The program shall identify and research birth defects in children
and maintain a central registry of cases of birth defects.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
1. Duties. The program shall collect, analyze and distribute information and undertake necessary research to identify the following
with regard to birth defects: causes, risk factors and strategies for prevention and the provision of services.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
2. Data collection. The program shall establish systems for data collection that are medically recognized and scientific, that identify prevalence
and incidence rates by region and population group and that identify the morbidity and mortality rates resulting from birth
defects.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
3. Submission of information. Providers of health care licensed under this Title and Title 32 must make available to the program health care records and
information relating to the occurrence of birth defects in the form and manner provided by the department.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
4. Contact with families. The department may contact families to provide information about available services.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
5. Contracts. The department may enter into contracts with nonprofit institutions and entities to perform its functions under this chapter.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 22 - §8942. Investigations and inspections
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 344, @1 (new))
§8942. Investigations and inspections
The department may conduct investigations and inspections, including medical, demographic, environmental, epidemiological
and toxicological investigations, of current or past cases of suspected birth defects in order to determine the nature and
extent of disease or known or suspected causes of the birth defects, to improve access to services and to formulate and evaluate
control measures to protect the public health. Persons requested to provide information and access to health care and other
records for the purposes of an investigation or inspection under this section shall provide information and access.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 22 - §8943. Central registry
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 344, @1 (new))
§8943. Central registry
The department shall establish and maintain a central registry for cases of birth defects to accomplish the purposes of this
chapter and facilitate research on birth defects. The submission of information to and distribution of information from the
central registry are subject to the requirements of this chapter and other provisions of law. Information that directly or
indirectly identifies individual persons contained within the registry is confidential and must be distributed from the registry
in accordance with rules adopted by the department. The department may not require the reporting of information or enter
into the central registry information regarding birth defects of a child whose parent or legal guardian objects on the basis
of sincerely held religious beliefs.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 22 - §8944. Rules
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 344, @1 (new))
§8944. Rules
The department shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical
rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 22 - §8945. Report
Maine Legislature
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM (HEADING: PL 1999, c. 344, @1 (new))
§8945. Report
By the last business day of each year the department shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over health and human services matters regarding the operation of the program and the central registry. The
report must include information on any findings and activities of the department with regard to birth defects and a summary
of statistical information from the program and the central registry. The report may include recommendations from the department
to improve the operation of the program and the central registry.
[1999, c. 344, §1 (new).]
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
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