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Utah House passes CMV education and screening bill after lawmaker shares family case
Summary
Lawmakers unanimously passed second substitute H.B. 81 to promote cytomegalovirus (CMV) education for pregnant women and recommended testing for infants who fail hearing screens, after Representative Menlove recounted his family's experience; the bill passed 71–0 and will go to the Senate.
Representative Keith Menlove told colleagues his granddaughter lost hearing because of congenital cytomegalovirus and urged passage of H.B. 81, a measure the House passed unanimously to expand education and testing related to CMV.
"Cytomegalovirus...attacks the baby's brain," Menlove said in a personal floor presentation, describing how his family’s experience revealed gaps in awareness among health…
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