(a) The Secretary may contract or delegate the screening required under § 13–111 of this subtitle to another entity with the approval of the State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a laboratory other than the Department’s public health laboratory may perform postscreening confirmatory or diagnostic tests on newborn infants for hereditary and congenital disorders.
(c) Before offering or performing a postscreening test on a newborn infant for hereditary and congenital disorders under subsection (b) of this section, a laboratory shall:
(1) Obtain and maintain a license issued by the Secretary as required by Title 17 of this article; and
(2) Meet all the standards and requirements for a laboratory to perform tests on newborn infants for hereditary and congenital disorders that are established by the Secretary.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs
Subtitle 1 - Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs
Section 13-103 - Advisory Council Established
Section 13-104 - Advisory Council -- Membership
Section 13-105 - Advisory Council -- Officers
Section 13-106 - Advisory Council -- Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff
Section 13-107 - Advisory Council -- Subcommittees
Section 13-108 - Advisory Council -- Specific Powers as to Hereditary and Congenital Disorders
Section 13-109 - Advisory Council -- Rules, Regulations, and Standards
Section 13-110 - Duties of Secretary
Section 13-111 - Statewide System for Screening Newborns