HAR §11-156.1-14. Prenatal hepatitis B screening and reporting

(a) A health care provider attending to a woman for prenatal care shall cause the woman to be tested for hepatitis B at initial examination of each pregnancy regardless of vaccination status, chronic infection, and testing history. (b) For a newly confirmed hepatitis B infection in a pregnant woman, the health care provider attending to the woman shall report the case to the department in accordance with subchapter 3. 156.1-11 3625_ §11-156.1-14 (c) For a pregnant woman who is already a known carrier of the hepatitis B virus, the health care provider attending to the woman shall report to the department the name, address, telephone numbers, birth date of the woman, and other locating information in the manner as prescribed by the department. (d) A health care provider attending the birth of an infant to a hepatitis B carrier shall report to the department the following information within three working days of the infant's birth and in the form and manner as prescribed by the department: (1) Birthing parent name and date of birth; (2) Infant name, date of birth, birth weight, and sex; (3) Birthing parent physical address, city, zip code; (4) Birthing parent telephone number and email address; (5) Name, address, and telephone number of infant's attending health care provider; (6) Infant vaccination information, including vaccine type and manufacturer, vaccine administration date, site, and route, lot number, vaccine expiration date, and dosage; (7) Infant treatments administered, including hepatitis B immune globulin; and (8) Any other information deemed by the department to be necessary to conduct a public health investigation or to protect the public health and safety. (e) A health care facility staffed by health care providers that are required to report under subsections (b), (c), or (d) may designate a single person or group of persons to report. [Eff MAR 20 2026 ] (Auth: HRS §§321-9, 325-13) (Imp: HRS §§321-29, 325-1.5, 325-2, 325-92) §