§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.