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HB 1174 Newborn screening; screening for Pompe disease, etc.

Introduced by: Todd E. Pillion | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Newborn screening; lysosomal storage disorders. Directs the Board of Health to amend regulations governing newborn screening to include screening for Pompe disease and mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS-1). This bill is identical to SB 449.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Newborn screening; lysosomal storage disorders. Directs the Board of Health to consider amending regulations governing newborn screening to include screening for Pompe disease and mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS-1).

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Newborn screening; lysosomal storage disorders. Clarifies that newborn screening tests performed on infants born in the Commonwealth shall include screening for Pompe disease, mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS-1), and other lysosomal storage disorders for which a screening test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration exists. The bill contains technical amendments.