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SB 117

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Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing

Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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 1 year and 6 months after the core condition is added to the Panel; requiring the Department to implement testing for Krabbe leukodystrophy within 1 year after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issues a recommendation to add screening of the condition to the Panel; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKurtzberg, JoanneDuke University School of MedicineOral
FAVGrantham, AnnaHunter's Hope FoundationOral
FAVSmith, KathleenParentOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStone, BrianselfWritten (PDF)
FAVBailey, JackIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBlackwell, JessicaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Bailey, Senator BaileylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Bailey, Senator BaileylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Bailey, Senator BaileylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVShoemaker, MelissaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFHamosh, AdaJohns Hopkins UniversityOral + Written (PDF)
UNFKalyanaraman, NileshMaryland Department of HealthOral
UNF(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCaplan, JasonIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAGrant, MarieDepartment of HealthWritten (PDF)
FWABailey, JackIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOArneson, EmilylobbyistKennedy Krieger InstituteWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

INFOArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute