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Senate committee approves newborn-screening rule updates; committee members ask about parental consent and religious exemption
Summary
The Health and Welfare Committee approved a rule update streamlining Idaho newborn-screening regulations and changing some internal department obligations from 'must' to 'should.' Senators asked whether parental informed consent applies; DHW said screening has been required by Idaho code since 1921 and that a religious exemption exists.
BOISE — The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved a rule docket that updates the state's newborn-screening rules to remove outdated or duplicative language and improve readability, but several senators questioned whether parental informed consent is required under the revised text.
Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief for the Department of Health and Welfare, presented docket 16-212-2401 (listed in the packet on page 83). He said the changes are a ZBR (zero-based review) that…
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