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Committee advances bill moving newborn-screening requirement from rules into statute; parents retain right to decline
Summary
Senate Bill 1014 was sent to the House with a due-pass recommendation. Sponsors said the measure moves long-standing newborn-screening requirements into statute and does not change parental rights to refuse the test.
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1014 to the House with a due-pass recommendation. Representative Healy (transcript presenter) said the bill moves newborn-screening requirements — including an ocular antibiotic prophylaxis provision — from administrative rules into statute. He and other supporters emphasized that moving the requirement…
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