"CMV." Cytomegalovirus.
"Department." The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
"Direct-entry midwife." An independent practitioner educated
in the discipline of midwifery through self-study,
apprenticeship, a midwifery school or a college or university-
based program distinct from the discipline of nursing. The term
includes certified professional midwives, traditional midwives,
Amish, Mennonite or Plain midwives and other specific cultural
or spiritual community-based midwives not licensed by the State
Board of Medicine as a certified-nurse midwife.
"Health care practitioner." The term shall have the same
meaning as defined in section 103 of the act of July 19, 1979
(P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act.
"Newborn child." A child under 21 days of age.
Section 3. Informational publications by department.
(a) General rule.--The department shall make the following
available on the department's publicly accessible Internet
website:
(1) Up-to-date, evidence-based information about CMV
that has been reviewed by medical experts and national CMV
organizations. The information provided shall include the
following:
(i) The incidence of CMV.
(ii) The transmission of CMV to pregnant women and
women who may become pregnant.
(iii) Birth defects caused by congenital CMV.
(iv) Methods of diagnosing congenital CMV.
(v) Available preventive measures.
(vi) Treatment options.
(vii) Any other information the department deems
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