HB 1715 — An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program.

PRINTER'S NO.    2111

                        THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                            HOUSE BILL
                            No. 1715
                                                  Session of
                                                    2025

     INTRODUCED BY FLOOD, BRIGGS, COOK, CURRY AND McNEILL,
        JULY 9, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JULY 10, 2025


                                       AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251),
 2      entitled "An act requiring physicians, hospitals and other
 3      institutions to administer or cause to be administered tests
 4      for genetic diseases upon infants in certain cases," further
 5      providing for Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8         Section 1.    Section 3(a)(1) of the act of September 9, 1965
 9   (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, is
10   amended by adding a subparagraph to read:
11         Section 3.    Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program.--
12   (a)    In order to assist health care providers to determine
13   whether treatment or other services are necessary to avert
14   intellectual disability, physical disability or death, the
15   department, with the approval of the Newborn Screening and
16   Follow-up Technical Advisory Board, shall establish a program
17   providing for:
18         (1)   The screening tests of newborn children and follow-up
19   services for the following diseases:
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2     (xi)    Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
3     * * *
4     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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