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House Bill 740 |
House Author: Crownover et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Deuell et al. |
House Bill 740 updates provisions of the Health and Safety Code relating to newborn screening for certain disorders and requires the Department of State Health Services, with the advice of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee, to authorize a newborn screening test for critical congenital heart disease at birthing facilities that meet certain test procedure and standards requirements. The bill requires a birthing facility to perform any such authorized screening test on each newborn who is a patient of the facility before the newborn is discharged from the facility, except under certain circumstances. The bill sets out provisions regarding additional screening tests for critical congenital heart disease, an attending physician's authority to delegate certain responsibilities to a qualified and properly trained person acting under the physician's supervision, and certain reporting requirements for a birthing facility regarding a confirmed case of a disorder for which a screening test is required. The bill revises the composition and duties of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.