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Committee approves introduction of RS31799C1 to move newborn screening rules into Idaho code
Summary
Senator Blaylock introduced RS31799C1, a bill to transfer oversight of newborn screening requirements from the Department of Health and Welfare into Idaho statute. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to introduce the measure and send it to print on a voice vote.
Senator Dean Blaylock told the Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee that RS31799C1 would move authority and oversight of newborn screening requirements from the Department of Health and Welfare into Idaho statute, repealing several code sections and eliminating agency rules.
"The RS that is before you transfers the authority and oversight of newborn screening requirements from the Department of Health and Welfare to the legislature by moving them from rules into Idaho code," Blaylock said, adding that the measure would repeal six sections of Idaho code and remove seven pages of agency rules. He said the changes govern newborn screening tests conducted on infants born in Idaho and do not introduce new requirements.
Senator Harris moved to introduce RS31799C1 and send it to print; Senator Shippey seconded. The committee approved the motion on a voice vote.
Blaylock told the committee the requirement for newborn screening has been in place for health providers since 1921 and said the bill does not impose substantial changes but seeks legislative oversight of the program and consistency between statute and agency rules.
The committee took no further substantive action at the hearing beyond introducing the RS and sending it to print. The bill will be available in print form for members and stakeholders to review before any subsequent committee consideration or floor action.
