1. (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.
2. (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.

3. (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. (1) Obtain and maintain a license issued by the Secretary as required by Title 17 of this article; and
   2. (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.

Added by Acts 2008, c. 256, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 66, § 1, eff. April 10, 2012.