Assembly Bill 206 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 that disorder should be required in the state. If a disorder is already included in the state’s testing list, 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 within 18 months of their addition. If DHS decides that a disorder should be included in the state testing, it is required to initiate rule-making to add that disorder to the state’s list.

The bill also includes provisions for annual reviews of disorders that DHS has previously determined should not be included in testing, allowing for reevaluation based on new medical literature or changes in the department's capacity to test for those disorders. Furthermore, the bill grants DHS the authority to bypass standard emergency rule-making procedures when promulgating rules related to these evaluations, streamlining the process for adding new testing requirements. The implementation of testing for any newly added disorders must begin within six months of the rule's publication.