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Guidelines for Testing and Reporting Drug Exposed Newborns in Washington State
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2013-05-13 16:32
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June 12, 2012
8.5x11 booklet.
The purpose of this 16-page document is to provide consistent guidance related to maternal and newborn screening and testing and reporting drug-exposed newborns to DSHS. These guidelines were developed in response to calls from hospital staff and hospital legal counsel about issues around reporting positive newborn toxicology screens and testing/consent issues.
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Above 9th grade
Health providers
Contact Information
Polly Taylor
Washington State Department of Health
Office of Healthy Communities
Email:
Polly.Taylor@doh.wa.gov
Phone:
360-236-3563
