Every infant in this state who is given an auditory screening test described in KRS 216.2970, and fails the initial two (2) screenings or has other risk factors associated with congenital cytomegalovirus, shall be tested for congenital cytomegalovirus not later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of birth by the health facility or health care provider providing services to the infant, unless the parents or guardians of the infant opt out of testing.

Effective: June 27, 2025

History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 12, effective June 27, 2025. -- Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2025). 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 24, provides that the Act, which amended this statute, may be cited as the Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act.