2013 Maryland Code
HEALTH - GENERAL
§ 18-307 - Syphilis
§18-307.
(a) This section does not apply to a woman who objects to a standard serological syphilis test because the test is against the religious beliefs and practices of the woman.
(b) (1) The individual attending a woman for pregnancy shall submit to a medical laboratory:
(i) A blood sample taken from the woman at the time that the individual first examines the woman; and
(ii) A blood sample taken from the woman during the third trimester of the pregnancy.
(2) The medical laboratory to which a blood sample is submitted shall do a standard serological syphilis test that is approved by the Department.
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