S0709B1088A04577 AJB:EJH 06/10/22 #90 A04577
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 709
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE HERSHEY
Printer's No. 1088
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 4 through 11, by striking out all
of said lines
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 15 and 16
"Unlicensed midwife." The term shall have the same meaning
as defined in section 2 of the act of September 9, 1965
(P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act.
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 17 and 18, by striking out "direct-
entry midwife or" and inserting
a
Amend Bill, page 3, line 18, by inserting after
"practitioner"
or an unlicensed midwife
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 19 and 20, by striking out "or a
woman who may become pregnant"
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 26 through 30; page 4, lines 1
through 7; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
(a) Requirement.--The department shall require a birthing
facility, a certified-nurse midwife, a health care practitioner
or an unlicensed midwife that assumes care of a newborn child to
offer the parent or guardian of the newborn child screening for
CMV, or a referral for screening for CMV, before the newborn
child is 21 days of age if the newborn child fails the initial
newborn hearing screening under the act of November 30, 2001
(P.L.849, No.89), known as the Infant Hearing Education,
Assessment, Reporting and Referral (IHEARR) Act.
(b) Consent required.--Before a CMV screening is performed
on a newborn child, a parent or guardian of the newborn child
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shall provide written consent to a birthing facility, a
certified-nurse midwife, a health care practitioner or an
unlicensed midwife that assumes care of the newborn child. The
parent or guardian shall provide the written consent on a form
developed by the birthing facility, certified-nurse midwife,
health care practitioner or unlicensed midwife. The birthing
facility, certified-nurse midwife, health care practitioner or
unlicensed midwife shall include the written consent under this
subsection in the medical records of the newborn child and
submit a report on the medical records to the department in a
manner specified by the department.
(c) Objection.--A CMV screening may not be performed on a
newborn child if the parent or guardian of the newborn child
objects to the CMV screening for any reason. A birthing
facility, a certified-nurse midwife, a health care practitioner
or an unlicensed midwife that assumes care of a newborn child
shall document an objection under this subsection in writing and
include the objection in the medical records of the newborn
child and submit a report on the medical records to the
department in a manner specified by the department.
Amend Bill, page 4, line 8, by striking out "(b)" and
inserting
(d)
Amend Bill, page 4, lines 19 through 22, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
(e) Election.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit a parent or guardian of a newborn child from electing
to have the newborn child screened for CMV.
Amend Bill, page 4, line 24, by striking out "The" and
inserting
Within two years of the effective date of this section, the
Amend Bill, page 4, line 27, by striking out "in 90 days" and
inserting
immediately
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