Louisiana § RS 40:31.43 - Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:31.43 — Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:31.43. Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System
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.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:31.43 ("Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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