{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-71-40","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-71-40","heading":"Religious exemption from newborn dried-blood-spot screening requirements","body":"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.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 71. Regulations Governing Virginia Newborn Screening Services"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter71/section40/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:56Z","sha256":"6e60c3d633b0454dd1cfcab77ac4e7e9e82be960f9923d2e28d132e1b3de7508","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-71-30","next":"us-va/12vac5-71-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}