PRINTER'S NO. 1676
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1351
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, DiGIROLAMO, YOUNGBLOOD, DRISCOLL, McNEILL
AND BULLOCK, MAY 8, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MAY 8, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251),
entitled, as amended, "An act requiring physicians, hospitals
and other institutions to administer or cause to be
administered tests for genetic diseases upon infants in
certain cases," further providing for newborn child screening
and follow-up program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(d) of the act of September 9, 1965
(P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, is
amended to read:
Section 3. Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program.--*
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(d) (1) The department, with the approval of the Newborn
Screening and Follow-up Technical Advisory Committee, shall
[establish,] by periodic publication in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin[, changes to the lists under subsection (a)(1) and (2)
of those diseases for which newborn children shall be screened
and laboratory screening results reported.]:
(i) Add diseases to the lists under subsection (a)(1) and
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(2) or remove diseases from the list under subsection (a)(2) for
which newborn children shall be screened and laboratory
screening results reported.
(ii) Move diseases established under subsection (a)(2) to
subsection (a)(1) for which newborn children shall be screened
and laboratory screening results reported.
(2) After January 1, 2017, the department may not move the
diseases in the list under subsection (a)(1)(vii) to subsection
(a)(2).
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Section 2. Any regulation or publication of the Department
of Health in the Pennsylvania Bulletin is abrogated to the
extent of any inconsistency with this act.
Section 3. This act shall apply retroactively to January 1,
2017.
Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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