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Senate committee hears bill to codify newborn blood‑spot screening supports and follow‑up
Summary
The Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health held a public hearing April 17 on House Bill 2741, which would direct the Oregon Health Authority to maintain the state public health laboratory for newborn blood‑spot screening and expand education and family follow‑up services.
The Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health held a public hearing April 17 on House Bill 2741, which would direct the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to maintain a state public health laboratory capable of performing analyses for the newborn blood‑spot screening program and to expand education and family follow‑up services.
Representative Travis Nelson, sponsor of the House measure, told the committee that about 40,000 babies in Oregon receive the newborn blood‑spot screening each year and that the panel tests for roughly 45 conditions.…
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