Bill Title: Amends the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. Provides for the screening and testing of all newborns for Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency. Sets forth requirements that must be met before the screening and testing begin. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to implement an additional fee for the screening prior to beginning testing in order to accumulate resources to implement the amendatory Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-09 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5420 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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