Under existing law, each newborn child is screened for certain heritable diseases and conditions, as determined by the Alabama State Board of Health. This bill would require the State Board of Health to add any condition on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP). This bill would require the State Board of Health to adopt rules relating to the use of the Newborn Screening Panel. This bill would provide a timeline for conditions with RUSP approval to be included on the panel and would require a written report to the State Health Officer if the timeline is not met. This bill would also provide that the duties of the State Laboratory relating to testing for certain heritable diseases and conditions are contingent on the availability of funding.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22-20-3, 22-20-3