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Due to a lapse in appropriations, the NRC has ceased normal operations. However, excepted and exempted activities necessary to maintain critical health and safety functions—as well as essential progress on designated critical activities, including those specified in Executive Order 14300—will continue, consistent with the OMB-Approved NRC Lapse Plan.

Health Physics Questions and Answers - Question 439

Question 439: If the employer has been informed, in writing, by a female worker that she is pregnant, and the employer is not the licensee (e.g., the employer is a contractor to the licensee), may the employer notify the licensee of the declaration of pregnancy to establish applicability of §20.1208, Dose to an Embryo / Fetus, or must the woman herself make the declaration to the licensee?

Answer: The employer may notify the licensee that the woman has declared her pregnancy in accordance with the definition of a "declared pregnant woman" in 10 CFR 20.1003. However, there is no NRC requirement to do so.

(References: 10 CFR 20.1208, 10 CFR 20.1003)

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