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HJ 164 Infant screening program for metabolic disorders; Joint Commission on Health Care to collect data.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Adequacy of Virginia's infant screening program for metabolic disorders. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to collect information pertaining to infant screening program for metabolic disorders. The Commission shall compile a list of the (i) types of metabolic disorders for which infants are screened in other states, including a summary of the benefits of such screening; and (ii) the costs of such screening programs.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; adequacy of Virginia's infant screening program for metabolic disorders; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the adequacy of Virginia's infant screening program for metabolic disorders. In conducting its study, the Commission shall propose a plan to expand Virginia's infant screening program to include screening for all metabolic disorders as detectible by the most recent technological advances, including tandem mass spectrometry. The Commission shall also develop budget estimates for such expansion of the infant screening program. The Commission shall complete its meetings by November 30, 2004, and the Chairman shall submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an executive summary of its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the 2005 Regular Session of the General Assembly.