H.F. 31 Section 1. RESIDUAL NEWBORN SCREENING SPECIMENS —— 1 PROHIBITED STORAGE —— ADOPTION OF RULES. In accordance 2 with section 136A.8, the center for congenital and inherited 3 disorders, with assistance provided by the department of public 4 health, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to prohibit 5 the retention and ensure the proper disposal by incineration of 6 all residual newborn screening specimens. Any residual newborn 7 screening specimens being stored on or before the effective 8 date of this Act shall be incinerated. For the purposes of 9 this section, “residual newborn screening specimen” means the 10 portion of the dried blood spot specimen that may be left over 11 after all activities necessary for the Iowa newborn screening 12 program under chapter 136A are completed. 13 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 14 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill requires the center for congenital and inherited 19 disorders, with assistance provided by the department of public 20 health, to adopt rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A to prohibit 21 the retention and ensure the proper disposal by incineration of 22 all residual newborn screening specimens. Any residual newborn 23 screening specimen being stored on or before the effective date 24 of the bill shall be incinerated. For the purposes of the 25 bill, “residual newborn screening specimen” means the portion 26 of the dried blood spot specimen that may be left over after 27 all activities necessary for the Iowa newborn screening program 28 under Code chapter 136A are completed. 29 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 30 -1- LSB 1643YH (2) 87 pf/nh 1/ 1