§325-51 Blood samples of pregnant women required. Every physician attending a pregnant woman in the State for conditions relating to the woman's pregnancy during the period of gestation or at delivery, shall, in the case of every woman so attended, take or cause to be taken one or more samples of the blood of the woman, except when the attending physician shall have evidence that a pregnant woman has met this requirement through a previous test for syphilis, and shall submit such samples to an approved laboratory for a standard serologic test for syphilis. Every other person permitted by law to attend pregnant women in the State, but not permitted by law to take blood samples, shall cause one or more samples of the blood of every pregnant woman attended by the person to be taken by a duly licensed physician or state certified laboratory, or any other person permitted by law to withdraw blood and shall have the samples submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serologic test for syphilis. The samples of blood shall be taken at such times during the period of gestation as are designated by rules adopted by the department of health. Every pregnant woman shall permit the sample of the woman's blood to be taken as hereinabove provided. [L 1943, c 219, §1; RL 1945, §2310; RL 1955, §49-50; HRS §325-51; am L 1983, c 82, §1; gen ch 1985]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
325. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
325-1 Diseases or conditions declared communicable or dangerous to public health.
325-2 Physicians, laboratory directors, and health care professionals to report.
325-2.5 Health care-associated infection reporting.
325-4 Identity of patients safeguarded.
325-5 Antitoxins, antiserums, vaccines, biologics, and drugs.
325-8 Infected persons and quarantine.
325-12 Common drinking cup prohibited.
325-16 Informed consent for testing or disclosure.
325-17 Quality assurance standards for HIV antibody testing.
325-18 Advisory committees for health care workers infected with blood-borne infections.
325-19 Rubella testing of pregnant women.
325-20 Agreements; collaborative assistance in control of disease outbreaks.
325-21 Sale of sterile syringes for the prevention of disease.
325-32 Immunization against infectious diseases.
325-33 Performance of vaccination and immunization.
325-36 Duty of adult, or of parent, guardian, or caregiver.
325-37 Fraud; wilful misrepresentation; failure to comply; penalties.
325-38 Immunization of indigent, medically indigent, and other persons.
325-51 Blood samples of pregnant women required.
325-52 Serologic tests; reports.
325-53 Reports of blood tests.
325-54 Reports confidential; penalty.
325-71 Reports by physicians and others.
325-73 Protection of record; penalty.
325-74 Physicians; precautions; instructions.
325-75 Reporting recovery of patient.
325-76 Examinations for tuberculosis.
325-78 Test and treatment for tuberculosis.
325-91 Blood transfusion; hepatitis.
325-92 Prenatal hepatitis B screening and treatment of newborns.
325-101 Confidentiality of records and information.
325-104 Responsibility to report.
325-112 Sterile needle and syringe exchange program established.
325-113 Operation of the program.
325-115 Program oversight committee.
325-117 Termination of the program.
325-122 Hawaii immunization registry; establishment and purposes.
325-123 Confidentiality and content of registry records.
325-124 Purposes for access to registry information; access not a disclosure.
325-125 Registry record requirements; duration of retention.