PRINTER'S NO. 1278
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1081
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, DiGIROLAMO, YOUNGBLOOD, MURT, KINSEY,
V. BROWN, BULLOCK, FITZGERALD, ROZZI, DRISCOLL AND
SCHLOSSBERG, APRIL 7, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, APRIL 7, 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; and providing for Newborn Child
Screening Program Account, for newborn child screening fee
and for mandated screening and follow-up.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 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.--
(a) In order to assist health care providers to determine
whether treatment or other services are necessary to avert
mental retardation, permanent disabilities or death, the
department, in consultation with [the approval of] the Newborn
Screening and Follow-up Technical Advisory Committee, shall
establish a program providing for[:
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