HB1836: Infants; blood sample provided to parents.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 32.1-134.02 as follows:
§ 32.1-134.02. Infants; blood sample provided to parents.
Every hospital providing maternity care shall offer to obtain a sample of blood from an infant born at the hospital and provide that sample to the mother of the infant.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 32.1-134.02 as follows:
§ 32.1-134.02. DNA samples of infants.
Every hospital providing maternity care shall, at such time as the newborn screening required pursuant to § 32.1-65 is performed, obtain a sample of the infant's DNA and provide that sample to the mother of the infant. If the mother of an infant objects to collection of the sample, the sample shall not be taken and provided to the mother of the infant.