Bill Text: IA SF2345 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the newborn screening. (Formerly SSB 3122.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-30 - Fiscal note. [SF2345 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2345-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
NEWBORN
SCREENING.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
136A.2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
“Congenital
and
inherited
disorders
advisory
committee”
or
“advisory
committee”
means
the
congenital
and
inherited
disorders
advisory
committee
created
in
this
chapter.
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
136A.3A
Congenital
and
inherited
disorders
advisory
committee
established
——
process
for
addition
of
conditions
to
newborn
screening.
1.
A
congenital
and
inherited
disorders
advisory
committee
is
established
to
assist
the
center
for
congenital
and
inherited
disorders
and
the
department
in
the
development
of
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2
programs
that
ensure
the
availability
and
access
to
quality
genetic
and
genomic
health
care
services
for
all
Iowans.
2.
The
members
of
the
advisory
committee
shall
be
appointed
by
the
director
and
shall
include
persons
with
relevant
expertise
and
interest
including
parent
representatives.
3.
The
advisory
committee
shall
assist
the
center
for
congenital
and
inherited
disorders
and
the
department
in
designating
the
conditions
to
be
included
in
the
newborn
screening
and
in
regularly
evaluating
the
effectiveness
and
appropriateness
of
the
newborn
screening.
4.
a.
Beginning
July
1,
2022,
the
advisory
committee
shall
ensure
that
all
conditions
included
in
the
federal
recommended
uniform
screening
panel
as
of
January
1,
2022,
are
included
in
the
newborn
screening.
b.
Within
twelve
months
of
the
addition
of
a
new
condition
to
the
federal
recommended
uniform
screening
panel,
the
advisory
committee
shall
consider
and
make
a
recommendation
to
the
department
regarding
inclusion
of
the
new
condition
in
the
newborn
screening,
including
the
current
newborn
screening
capacity
to
screen
for
the
new
condition
and
the
resources
necessary
to
screen
for
the
new
condition
going
forward.
If
the
advisory
committee
recommends
inclusion
of
a
new
condition,
the
department
shall
include
the
new
condition
in
the
newborn
screening
within
eighteen
months
of
receipt
of
the
recommendation.
5.
The
department
shall
submit
a
status
report
to
the
general
assembly,
annually,
by
December
31,
regarding
all
of
the
following:
a.
The
current
conditions
included
in
the
newborn
screening.
b.
Any
new
conditions
currently
under
consideration
or
recommended
by
the
advisory
committee
for
inclusion
in
the
newborn
screening.
c.
Any
new
conditions
considered
but
not
recommended
by
the
advisory
committee
in
the
prior
twelve-month
period
and
the
reason
for
not
recommending
any
such
conditions.
d.
Any
departmental
request
for
additional
program
capacity
or
resources
necessitated
by
the
inclusion
of
a
recommended
new
condition
in
the
newborn
screening.
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e.
Any
delay
and
the
reason
for
the
delay
by
the
advisory
committee
in
complying
with
the
specified
twelve-month
time
frame
in
considering
or
recommending
the
inclusion
of
a
new
condition
in
the
newborn
screening
to
the
department.
f.
Any
delay
and
the
reason
for
the
delay
by
the
department
in
complying
with
the
specified
eighteen-month
time
frame
in
including
a
new
condition
in
the
newborn
screening
following
receipt
of
a
recommendation
from
the
advisory
committee
recommending
the
inclusion
of
such
condition.
6.
The
state
hygienic
laboratory
shall
establish
the
newborn
screening
fee
schedule
in
a
manner
sufficient
to
support
the
newborn
screening
system
of
care
including
laboratory
screening
costs,
short-term
and
long-term
follow-up
program
costs,
the
newborn
screening
developmental
fund,
and
the
cost
of
the
department’s
newborn
screening
data
system.
Sec.
3.
Section
136A.5,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
136A.5
Newborn
metabolic
screening.
1.
All
newborns
born
in
this
state
shall
be
screened
for
congenital
and
inherited
disorders
in
accordance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
2.
An
attending
health
care
provider
shall
ensure
that
every
newborn
under
the
provider’s
care
is
screened
for
congenital
and
inherited
disorders
in
accordance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
department.
3.
This
section
does
not
apply
if
a
parent
objects
to
the
screening.
If
a
parent
objects
to
the
screening
of
a
newborn,
the
attending
health
care
provider
shall
document
the
refusal
in
the
newborn’s
medical
record
and
shall
obtain
a
written
refusal
from
the
parent
and
report
the
refusal
to
the
department
as
provided
by
rule
of
the
department.
Sec.
4.
Section
136A.5A,
subsections
1
and
4,
Code
2022,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
Each
newborn
born
in
this
state
shall
receive
a
critical
congenital
heart
disease
screening
by
pulse
oximetry
or
other
means
as
determined
by
rule,
in
conjunction
with
the
metabolic
newborn
screening
required
pursuant
to
section
136A.5
.
4.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
the
results
of
each
newborn’s
critical
congenital
heart
disease
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screening
shall
only
be
reported
in
a
manner
consistent
with
the
reporting
of
the
results
of
metabolic
newborn
screenings
pursuant
to
section
136A.5
if
funding
is
available
for
implementation
of
the
reporting
requirement.
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2345,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2022
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
