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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to newborn and infant screening tests. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 33.020 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.020. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) For each newborn screening |
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test that screens for a disorder included in the list of core |
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conditions described by Section 33.011(a-1) that is not required by |
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the department, the department shall, not later than September 1 of |
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each year, prepare and submit a written report to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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and each standing committee of the legislature having primary |
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jurisdiction over the department. The written report must: |
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(1) identify any additional program capacity or |
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resources the department would need to: |
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(A) implement the additional newborn screening |
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test; and |
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(B) require each newborn in the state to receive |
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the additional newborn screening test; and |
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(2) summarize the plan for implementing and requiring |
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the additional newborn screening test, including by identifying: |
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(A) any potential barriers to implementation; |
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and |
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(B) the anticipated implementation date. |
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(b) As part of the plan described by Subsection (a)(2), the |
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report must include information on whether the department is |
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capable of implementing the required additional newborn screening |
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test within a 24-month period. |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.052, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The department may use money appropriated under |
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Subsection (a) to ensure that the laboratory established by the |
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department or a laboratory approved by the department under Section |
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33.016 is available seven days a week to perform screening tests |
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required by the department under Section 33.011. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 47, Health and Safety Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 47.0032 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 47.0032. TESTING FOR CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS. (a) |
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In this section, "congenital cytomegalovirus" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 46.001. |
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(b) If a newborn or infant does not pass the hearing |
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screening performed under Section 47.003, the program that |
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performed the screening shall perform or cause to be performed a |
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test for congenital cytomegalovirus on the newborn or infant unless |
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the newborn's or infant's parent declines the test. |
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(c) If the newborn or infant receives a positive test for |
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congenital cytomegalovirus, the entity that performed the test |
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shall provide the newborn's or infant's parents with: |
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(1) the results of the test; |
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(2) information on the potential effects of congenital |
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cytomegalovirus and the available treatment options; and |
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(3) a referral to an appropriate physician or facility |
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for the treatment of congenital cytomegalovirus. |
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SECTION 4. Section 33.054, Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 5. Section 47.0032, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a newborn or infant hearing |
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screening performed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |