SF 564 (LSB 1263SV (2) 88)

SENATE FILE 564

BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR TO SF 60)

A BILL FOR

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

    Section 1.  IOWA NEWBORN SCREENING PANEL.  The congenital and inherited disorders advisory committee Iowa newborn screening panel subcommittee may evaluate and make recommendations, annually, regarding additions to the Iowa newborn screening panel of all core conditions listed on the recommended uniform screening panel recommended by the secretary of the United States department of health and human services advisory committee on heritable disorders in newborns and children as of July 1, 2019. The department of public health shall submit a report of the results of the congenital and inherited disorders advisory committee Iowa newborn screening panel subcommittee’s evaluation to the governor and the general assembly, annually, by January 1.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes the congenital and inherited disorders advisory committee Iowa newborn screening panel subcommittee (subcommittee) to evaluate and make recommendations, annually, regarding additions to the Iowa newborn screening panel of all core conditions listed on the recommended uniform screening panel recommended by the secretary of the United States department of health and human services advisory committee on heritable disorders in newborns and children as of July 1, 2019. The bill requires the department of public health to submit a report of the results of the subcommittee’s evaluation to the governor and the general assembly, annually, by January 1.