OAR 333-024-1090
Newborn Screening: Use, Release and Retention of Residual Specimens

(1) Residual specimens may be used by the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory for:
(a) Quality assurance and method development activities as required to maintain CLIA compliance.
(b) Program evaluation and quality improvement.
(c) Educational activities as required in ORS 433.290 (Oregon Health Authority to conduct educational program concerning metabolic diseases).
(2) The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory shall only release specimens as follows:
(a) To a third-party laboratory to perform some or all testing described in OAR 333-024-1070 (Newborn Screening: The Newborn Screening Panel and Methods of Testing).
(b) If required by a court order.
(c) To the parent or legal guardian of the infant, or a third party identified by a parent or legal guardian, with a parent or legal guardian’s written authorization, according to the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory procedure for requesting specimens.
(3) Specimens may not be released under subsection (2)(c) of this rule within 30 days of the report of the screening results.
(4) Specimens submitted to the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory are retained for 18 months after which the specimen is destroyed using a secure method, except as necessary to comply with section (1) of this rule. The destruction may occur at any time in the month following the specimen’s 18-month retention limit.
(5) Specimens retained for longer than 18 months as necessary to comply with section (1) of this rule shall be de-identified by the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory.

Source: Rule 333-024-1090 — Newborn Screening: Use, Release and Retention of Residual Specimens, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-024-1090.

333‑024‑0005
Purpose 333‑024‑0010
Definitions 333‑024‑0012
Licensure 333‑024‑0016
Licensure Categories 333‑024‑0020
Licensure for Performance of Laboratory Specialties 333‑024‑0021
Qualifications and Responsibilities of Directors for High Complexity Laboratories 333‑024‑0022
Qualifications and Responsibilities for Director of Moderate Complexity Laboratories 333‑024‑0023
Qualifications and Responsibilities of Consultants, Supervisors and Testing Personnel for Moderate and High Complexity Laboratories 333‑024‑0026
Equipment and Facilities 333‑024‑0035
Internal Quality Control for Moderate and High Complexity Laboratories 333‑024‑0037
Specialty and Subspecialty Quality Control 333‑024‑0040
External Quality Control (Proficiency Testing Programs and On-Site Inspections) 333‑024‑0043
Quality Assurance 333‑024‑0045
Venereal Disease Testing 333‑024‑0050
Records and Reports 333‑024‑0053
Accreditation Organizations and Accredited Laboratories 333‑024‑0055
Incompetence 333‑024‑0260
Alpha-Fetoprotein Testing and Other Serum and Amniotic Fluid Based Markers for Congenital/Genetic Defects: Purpose 333‑024‑0265
Alpha-Fetoprotein Testing and Other Serum and Amniotic Fluid Based Markers for Congenital/Genetic Defects: Procedure 333‑024‑0305
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Purpose and Scope 333‑024‑0310
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Definitions 333‑024‑0315
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Licensure 333‑024‑0320
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Qualifications and Responsibilities of Directors 333‑024‑0325
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Incompetence 333‑024‑0330
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Specimen Collection, Chain of Custody, Records, and Reports 333‑024‑0335
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Internal Quality Assurance 333‑024‑0340
Testing for Substances of Abuse: External Quality Control (Proficiency Testing Program and On-Site Inspections) 333‑024‑0345
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Confirmatory Testing 333‑024‑0350
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Equipment and Facilities 333‑024‑0360
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Special Category Laboratories 333‑024‑0365
Testing for Substances of Abuse: Substance of Abuse Registration 333‑024‑0370
Health Screen Testing: Purpose 333‑024‑0375
Health Screen Testing: Definitions 333‑024‑0380
Health Screen Testing: Permits 333‑024‑0385
Health Screen Testing: Testing Site Schedule 333‑024‑0390
Health Screen Testing: Personnel Qualifications and Responsibilities 333‑024‑0395
Health Screen Testing: Tests Performed 333‑024‑0400
Health Screen Testing: Quality Assurance 333‑024‑1000
Newborn Screening: Purpose 333‑024‑1010
Newborn Screening: Definitions 333‑024‑1020
Newborn Screening: Persons Responsible for Ensuring that First Specimens are Collected and Submitted 333‑024‑1025
Newborn Screening: Persons Responsible for Ensuring that Second, Third and Repeat Specimens are Collected and Submitted 333‑024‑1030
Newborn Screening: Timing for Collecting Specimens 333‑024‑1040
Newborn Screening: Manner of Submitting Specimens 333‑024‑1050
Newborn Screening: Religious Exemption from Newborn Testing 333‑024‑1060
Newborn Screening: Improperly Collected Specimens 333‑024‑1070
Newborn Screening: The Newborn Screening Panel and Methods of Testing 333‑024‑1080
Newborn Screening: Result Reporting and Follow-up 333‑024‑1090
Newborn Screening: Use, Release and Retention of Residual Specimens 333‑024‑1100
Newborn Screening: Ordering Specimen Collection Kits and Fees 333‑024‑1110
Newborn Screening: Failure to Comply 333‑024‑2000
Fees for Communicable Disease Tests Performed in the State Laboratory
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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