Connecticut-2015-HB05527-Introduced


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5527*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 1020
		01020
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING GLOBOID CELL LEUKODYSTROPHY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 19a-55 of the general statutes be amended to require a newborn screening test for globoid cell leukodystrophy.

Statement of Purpose:

To detect globoid cell leukodystrophy, which is also known as "Krabbe disease", in newborns and begin appropriate treatment for newborns affected with the disease as early as possible.