Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Rhode Island Birth Defects Registry [R23-13.3-BD]
216-RICR-10-10-3 INACTIVE RULE
| Title | 216 | Rhode Island Department of Health |
| Chapter | 10 | Public Health Administration |
| Subchapter | 10 | Registries |
| Part | 3 | Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Rhode Island Birth Defects Registry [R23-13.3-BD] |
| Type of Filing | Amendment |
| Regulation Status | Inactive |
| Effective | 03/08/2017 to 03/08/2017 |
Regulation Authority:
RIGL Chapter 23-13.3
Purpose and Reason:
Update the unified procedure for the reporting of birth defects of newborns and spontaneous fetal deaths to the Rhode Island Birth Defects Registry by requiring the use of the “International Classifications of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification”. Due to increasingly timely and accurate detecting methods in the prenatal stages, the amendments also require the reporting of every case up to sixty (60) months [five (5 years)] of age. § 3.11 has been revised to include the suggested language contained in the ACLU’s letter of 28 December 2016. No other changes have been made
