Senate Bill 145 aims to establish a procedure for evaluating and potentially adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the list of state-required newborn screenings in Wisconsin. The bill mandates that the Department of Health Services (DHS) assess each disorder included in the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) as of January 1, 2025, to determine if testing for those disorders should be required in the state. If a disorder is already included in the state’s list of required tests, it will not be subject to this evaluation. Additionally, any new disorders added to the RUSP after this date must also be evaluated by DHS, which is required to conduct annual reviews of any disorders that were not included in testing to assess new medical literature and the department's capacity for testing.

The bill also includes provisions for emergency rule-making, allowing DHS to bypass certain requirements typically needed for emergency rules, such as demonstrating the necessity for public health preservation. This means that if DHS decides to add a disorder to the testing list, it can do so more swiftly without the usual procedural delays. Furthermore, the bill ensures that testing for any newly added disorders must commence within six months of the rule's publication. Overall, Senate Bill 145 seeks to enhance the newborn screening process in Wisconsin by aligning it more closely with federal recommendations and ensuring timely evaluations and implementations of new testing requirements.