(a) The county registrar of births shall provide a copy of the informational material prepared and provided by the Department to each person registering the birth of a newborn that occurred outside of a perinatal licensed health facility when the said newborn was not admitted to a perinatal licensed health facility within the first 30 days of age. The local health officer and the Department shall be notified of each such registration by the county registrar.

(b) Each local health department in the county where a newborn resides shall be responsible for making every reasonable effort to obtain specimens when requested by the Department-approved Newborn Screening Area Service Center or the Department. If after every reasonable effort a specimen cannot be obtained, the local health department may, after 30 days, with approval from the Department, terminate efforts.