Section 22.3 - Supplementary reports of certain birth defects for epidemiological surveillance; filing
Effective Date
22.3 Supplementary reports of certain birth defects for epidemiological surveillance; filing.
(a) Every physician, nurse practitioner authorized to diagnose birth defects, physician assistant authorized to diagnose birth defects, midwife, and hospital as defined in Article 28 of the Public Health Law, providing health care to a pregnant woman or a child under two years of age, who diagnoses an embryo, fetus or child as having one or more of the birth defects listed in Table 1 of this section shall file a supplementary report with the State Commissioner of Health within 10 days of diagnosis thereof. Such report shall be on such forms as may be prescribed by the commissioner to facilitate epidemiological investigation and surveillance.
(b) Every physician, nurse practitioner authorized to diagnose birth defects, physician assistant authorized to diagnose birth defects, midwife, and hospital as defined in Article 28 of the Public Health Law, providing health care to a pregnant woman or a child under ten years of age, who diagnoses an embryo, fetus or child as having one or more of the birth defects listed in Table 2 of this section shall file a supplementary report with the State Commissioner of Health within 10 days of diagnosis thereof.
(c) Every clinical laboratory that conducts diagnostic testing on New York State residents to detect or confirm the diagnosis of genetic or chromosomal anomalies listed in Tables 1 and 2 shall, upon detecting or confirming such a genetic anomaly, file a supplementary report with the State Commissioner of Health within 30 days of detection or confirmation.
(d) Such report shall be on such forms, which may include electronic forms, as may be prescribed by the commissioner to facilitate epidemiological investigation and surveillance.
TABLE 1 – BIRTH DEFECTS AND GENETIC DISEASES FOR WHICH REPORTING IS REQUIRED TO AGE 2
Malignant neoplasm of kidney
Malignant neoplasm of eye
Malignant neoplasm of brain
Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine systems
Congenital leukemia
Hemangioma
Lymphangioma
Neurofibromatosis
Teratoma
Congenital hypothyroidism
Disorders of thyroid, congenital and hereditary
Diabetes Mellitus, neonatal
Disorders of the pituitary gland, congenital and hereditary
Adrenogenital syndrome
Testicular dysfunction, congenital and hereditary
Dwarfism
Other congenital endocrine disorders
Metabolic and Immunity Disorders, congenital and hereditary
Hereditary Hemolytic anemias
Aplasic anemias, congenital and hereditary
Coagulation defects, congenital and hereditary
Primary thrombocytopenia, congenital and hereditary
Diseases of white cells, congenital and hereditary
Methemoglobinemia, congenital and hereditary
Hereditary diseases of the central nervous system
Extrapyramidal disease and abnormal movement disorders, congenital and hereditary
Spinocerebellar Disease, congenital and hereditary
Anterior horn cell disease, congenital and hereditary
Infantile cerebral palsy
Infantile spasms
Cerebral cysts, congenital
Multiple cranial nerve palsies, congenital
Hereditary peripheral neuropathy
Hereditary muscular dystrophies and other myopathies
Hereditary optic atrophy
Duane’s syndrome
Endocardial fibroelastosis
Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
Major anomalies of jaw size
Inguinal hernia
Femoral hernia
Nephrotic syndrome, congenital
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, congenital
Dyschromia, congenital
Anencephalus and similar anomalies
Spina bifida
Birth defects of the nervous system
Birth defects of the eye
Birth defects of the ear, face, neck
Birth defects of the heart
Birth defects of the circulatory system
Birth defects of the respiratory system
Cleft palate and cleft lip
Birth defects of the upper alimentary tract
Birth defects of the digestive system
Birth defects of the urinary system
Birth defects of the genital organs
Birth defects of the limbs
Congenital musculoskeletal deformities
Other congenital musculoskeletal anomalies
Birth defects of the integument
Birth defects of the spleen
Birth defects of the adrenal gland
Birth defects of other endocrine glands
Multiple birth defects
Anomaly, multiple, Not Otherwise Specified
Deformity, multiple, Not Otherwise Specified
Genetic anomalies
Chromosomal anomalies
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Situs Inversus
Conjoined twins
Hamartoses
Birth defect syndromes affecting multiple systems
Noxious influences affecting the fetus via placenta
Amniotic band syndrome
Infections specific to the perinatal period
Hemolytic disease due to RH isoimmunization
Neonatal hepatitis
TABLE 2 – BIRTH DEFECTS AND GENETIC DISEASES FOR WHICH REPORTING IS REQUIRED TO AGE 10
Hereditary muscular dystrophies and other myopathies
Birth defects of the heart
Genetic anomalies
Chromosomal anomalies
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome