Committee Hears Broad Support for Mandatory PANS/PANDAS Screening Bill
Parents, clinicians and advocates urged the Joint Committee on Financial Services to report House Bill 12‑49 and Senate Bill 8‑05 favorably so that routine screening for PANS/PANDAS is required in medical and clinical settings; witnesses described years of missed diagnoses, hospitalizations and high costs that early screening could prevent.
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Lawmakers heard more than two hours of testimony on House Bill 12‑49 and Senate Bill 8‑05 on Wednesday, as parents, clinicians and patient‑advocacy groups urged the Joint Committee on Financial Services to require routine screening for PANS (Pediatric Acute‑onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections) in medical and clinical settings.
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