SUBPART B. NEWBORN CRITICAL CONGENITAL
HEART DISEASE SCREENING PROGRAM
§1083.1. Definitions
A. "Birthing facility" means an inpatient or ambulatory health care facility licensed
by the Louisiana Department of Health that provides birthing and newborn care services.
B. "Congenital heart defects" (CHD) means structural abnormalities of the heart that
are present at birth and range in severity from simple problems, such as holes between
chambers of the heart, to severe malfunctions, such as the complete absence of one or more
chambers or valves. CHD is the most common birth defect and is the number one cause of
infant death from birth defects.
C. "Critical congenital heart disease" (CCHD) means a heart defect that causes
severe, life-threatening symptoms and requires intervention, such as surgery, in the first few
hours, days, or months of life. CCHD accounts for about twenty-five percent of all CHD.
D. "Pulse Oximetry Screening" means a noninvasive test that estimates the
percentage of hemoglobin in blood that is saturated with oxygen to detect CHDs.
Acts 2013, No. 407, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.371 by HCR 84 of 2015
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