Amend HB 2478 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 47, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 47.0032 to read as follows:
Sec. 47.0032. TESTING FOR CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS. (a) In this section, "congenital cytomegalovirus" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.001.
(b) If a newborn or infant does not pass the hearing screening performed under Section 47.003, the program that performed the screening shall perform or cause to be performed a test for congenital cytomegalovirus on the newborn or infant unless the newborn's or infant's parent declines the test.
(c) If the newborn or infant receives a positive test for congenital cytomegalovirus, the entity that performed the test shall provide the newborn's or infant's parents with:
(1) the results of the test;
(2) information on the potential effects of congenital cytomegalovirus and the available treatment options; and
(3) a referral to an appropriate physician or facility for the treatment of congenital cytomegalovirus.
SECTION ____. Section 47.0032, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a newborn or infant hearing screening performed on or after the effective date of this Act.