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Section 68-5-508 - Informational pamphlets to be provided to family prior to testing

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The information distributed to the family pursuant to §§ 68-5-504(b)(7) and 68-5-506(b)(3) shall be provided to the family before any blood sample for testing is drawn from the newborn. The pamphlet shall disclose the exemption from testing or treatment of a child pursuant to § 68-5-403. The pamphlet shall also inform the family of the newborn screening specimen use, retention, and disposal policy.Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 246, s 2, eff. 7/1/2015.