Terms used in this article mean:

1. (1) "Days of age," the measurement of the age of a newborn in 24-hour periods; i.e., a newborn is one day of age 24 hours following the hour of birth;
2. (2) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Health;
3. (3) "Designated laboratory," a laboratory or laboratories authorized by the department pursuant to § 44:19:02:03.01 to perform newborn screening services for infants born in South Dakota;
4. (4) "Filter paper specimen," a sample of blood collected from an infant by saturating marked areas of a filter paper card with blood obtained by skin puncture of the heel;
5. (5) "Initial specimen," the first newborn screening specimen collected subsequent to birth;
6. (6) "Metabolic disorder," a malfunction in the processes that convert compounds to protoplasm, energy, and waste;
7. (7) "Newborn," an infant 28 days of age or under;
8. (8) "Newborn's physician," the physician responsible for the care of a newborn;
9. (9) "Newborn screening," a laboratory testing performed on newborn blood specimens to identify newborns with a metabolic, inherited, or genetic disorder;
10. (10) "Secretary," the Secretary of the Department of Health; and
11. (11) "Submitter," the attending physician, other health professional, hospital, or public health facility who sends the newborn screening requisition form to the designated laboratory for initial, repeat, or confirmatory screening tests.

Source: 12 SDR 167, effective April 20, 1986; 15 SDR 59, effective October 19, 1988; 18 SDR 67, effective October 16, 1991; 23 SDR 91, effective December 9, 1996; 31 SDR 164, effective May 9, 2005; 41 SDR 109, effective January 5, 2015; 42 SDR 14, effective August 10, 2015.

General Authority: SDCL 34-24-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-24-23.

Prior versions effective: 2015-01-05, 2005-05-09.