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Amend CSHB 1672 (House Committee Report) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and
renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 33.0021 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.0021. SICKLE CELL TRAIT. Notwithstanding any
provision of this chapter, the department shall include sickle cell
trait in the detection and treatment program established under this
chapter, in the screening for heritable diseases conducted under
Subchapter B, and the newborn screening services provided under
Subchapter C.
SECTION ____. As soon as practicable after the effective
date of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall
implement Section 33.0021, Health and Safety Code, as added by this
Act.