Senate File 393 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 393 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1001) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 25, 2013 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to prenatal care including required critical 1 congenital heart disease screening for newborns as part of 2 the state’s newborn screening panel. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 SF 393 (4) 85 pf/nh/jh
S.F. 393 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 136A.5A Newborn critical congenital 1 heart disease screening. 2 1. Each newborn born in this state shall receive a critical 3 congenital heart disease screening by pulse oximetry or other 4 means as determined by rule, in conjunction with the metabolic 5 screening required pursuant to section 136A.5. 6 2. An attending health care provider shall ensure that 7 every newborn under the provider’s care receives the critical 8 congenital heart disease screening. 9 3. This section does not apply if a parent objects to 10 the screening. If a parent objects to the screening of a 11 newborn, the attending health care provider shall document the 12 refusal in the newborn’s medical record and shall obtain a 13 written refusal from the parent and report the refusal to the 14 department. 15 4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the 16 results of each newborn’s critical congenital heart disease 17 screening shall only be reported in a manner consistent with 18 the reporting of the results of metabolic screenings pursuant 19 to section 136A.5 if funding is available for implementation 20 of the reporting requirement. 21 5. This section shall be administered in accordance with 22 rules adopted pursuant to section 136A.8. 23 Sec. 2. NEWBORN CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 24 SCREENING. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary 25 relating to the newborn screening policy pursuant to 641 IAC 26 4.3(1), critical congenital heart disease screening shall be 27 included in the state’s newborn screening panel as included 28 in the recommended uniform screening panel as approved by 29 the United States secretary of health and human services. 30 The center for congenital and inherited disorders advisory 31 committee shall make recommendations regarding implementation 32 of the screening and the center for congenital and inherited 33 disorders shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the 34 screening. However, reporting of the results of each newborn’s 35 -1- SF 393 (4) 85 pf/nh/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 393 critical congenital heart disease screening shall not be 1 required unless funding is available for implementation of the 2 reporting requirement. 3 -2- SF 393 (4) 85 pf/nh/jh 2/ 2