S105 - 2021 Appropriations Act. (SL 2021-180)

Overview: Section 9G.6A of S.L. 2021-180 makes changes to the newborn screening program to require that each condition listed on the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) is included in the Newborn Screening Program within three years after being added to the RUSP. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is required to provide a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services 18 months after a condition is added to the RUSP. When a delay adding a condition exceeds three years, DHHS must provide a report on the status and reasons for the delay to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services every six months following the three-year delay.

This section became effective January 1, 2022.