Bill Text - SB355 (2024)

Relative to newborn screening for cytomegalovirus.


Revision: May 7, 2024, 9:45 a.m.

SB 355-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

02/15/2024   0565s

2May2024... 1720h

2024 SESSION

24-2852

05/06

 

SENATE BILL 355-FN

 

AN ACT relative to newborn screening for cytomegalovirus.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Carson, Dist 14

 

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill directs the department of health and human services to require individuals conducting newborn hearing screening and diagnostic hearing evaluation reports to include the result of cytomegalovirus (CMV) screening for any infant who does not pass the final newborn hearing screening.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/15/2024   0565s

2May2024... 1720h 24-2852

05/06

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT relative to newborn screening for cytomegalovirus.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Department of Health and Human Services; Early Detection of Cytomegalovirus.  The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall amend current rule He-P 3008.15 to require individuals conducting newborn hearing screening and diagnostic hearing evaluation reports to include the result of cytomegalovirus (CMV) screening for any infant who does not pass the final newborn hearing screening.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

LBA

24-2852

Amended 5/6/24

 

SB 355-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2024-1720h)

 

AN ACT relative to newborn screening for cytomegalovirus.

 

FISCAL IMPACT: [   ] State [   ] County [   ] Local [ X ] None

 

METHODOLOGY:

The Office of the Legislative Budget Assistant states that this bill, as amended by the House, will have no fiscal impact.

 

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

None