ORS 433.290: Oregon Health Authority to conduct educational program on newborn bloodspot screening.

(1) To ensure proper testing and follow-up care and increase public awareness of the newborn bloodspot screening program described in ORS 433.288, the Oregon Health Authority shall, subject to available resources, implement:

      (a) An educational program for health care providers, expectant parents, parents or guardians of infants and the general public.

      (b) A follow-up monitoring program to improve long-term care of individuals with medical conditions identified through screening.

      (2) The educational program must:

      (a) Provide information on the medical conditions for which infants are screened under the newborn bloodspot screening program;

      (b) Provide information on the importance of newborn bloodspot screening to prevent or mitigate the harmful health effects of medical conditions for which infants are screened; and

      (c) If a newborn bloodspot screening detects a medical condition for an infant, provide the parents or guardians of the infant information on organizations that serve populations impacted by the medical condition.