§ 18-307. Syphilis

   (a) Scope of section. -- 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) Blood tests required. --

   (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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 31B; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.