Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing
What this bill does
Repealing a certain requirement related to the inclusion of a core condition in the system for newborn screening; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to implement testing for a core condition listed in the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel within a certain time period after the core condition is added to the Panel; authorizing the Department to screen for any condition recommended by the Advisory Council and approved by the Secretary; requiring the Department to implement testing for Krabbe leukodystrophy at a certain time; etc.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kurtzberg, Joanne | Duke University School of Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grantham, Anna | Hunter's Hope Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Paul, Sarah | Maryland Rural Health Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Kathleen | Parent | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stone, Brian | self | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blackwell, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Morgan, T., Delegate Morgan, T.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gelb, Michael H. | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hutchinson, Allissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shoemaker, Melissa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Benjamin | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Choo, Shelly | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| UNF | Fraser, Jamie | Maryland Secretary’s Advisory Council for Hereditary and Congenital Disorders | Oral |
| UNF | Greene, Carol | University of Maryland School of Medicine | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McGing, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Morgan, Todd | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Arneson, Emilylobbyist | Kennedy Krieger Institute | Written (PDF) |