Section 144-709-12.0 - REFFERAL12.1 In compliance with part C of The I.D.E.A. (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act),the Maine CDC Birth Defects Program screening will refer a newborn with a confirmed heart defect that has the potential to develop a developmental delay to the Part C agency.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 709, § 12.0