HF 2121 (LSB 5030YH (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2121

BY  EHLERT, MASCHER, DONAHUE, COHOON, B. MEYER, OLDSON, STECKMAN, WILBURN, JACOBY, LENSING, and McKEAN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the expansion of the newborn metabolic screening panel. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 136A.5, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  a.  All newborns born in this state shall be screened for congenital and inherited disorders in accordance with rules adopted by the department.
   b.  The department shall expand the newborn metabolic screening panel to include Krabbe disease, no later than January 1, 2021.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill directs the department of public health, specifically, not later than January 1, 2021, to expand the newborn metabolic screening panel to include Krabbe disease.