Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:31.43 – Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:31.43
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:31.42
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Office: means the office of public health within the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:31.42
- Surveillance system: means the process that is used to collect data about children with birth defects. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:31.42
A. The department shall establish a birth defects surveillance system within the office of public health to collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate data relative to birth defects in Louisiana.
B. In establishing the surveillance system, the department shall require reporting sources to report information on birth defects to the office. However, reporting sources shall not collect or report information on birth defects of a child to the office whenever there is a written objection by the parent or legal guardian that collecting and reporting such information would conflict with their religious tenets or practices.
C. The system has the authority to collaborate with other interstate and interagency efforts as they relate to the surveillance system.
Acts 2001, No. 194, §1.