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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

12VAC5-71-40: Religious exemption from newborn dried-blood-spot screening requirements

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  1. Title 12. Health
  2. Agency 5. Department of Health
  3. Chapter 71. Regulations Governing Virginia Newborn Screening Services

Refusal by the infant's parent or guardian to consent to the collection and submission of a newborn dried-blood-spot screening specimen because the test conflicts with his religious practices or tenets shall be documented in the medical record and communicated to the department.

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