CS/SB 1052 (2012) -  Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease

by Health Regulation and Ring (CO-SPONSORS) Bullard
Providing definitions; providing requirements for screening newborns for critical congenital heart disease; providing an exception; requiring that the physician, midwife, or other person attending the newborn maintain a record if the screening has not been performed and attach a written objection signed by the parent or guardian; requiring appropriate documentation of the screening completion in the medical record; requiring that each hospital and each licensed birth center designate a lead physician and a licensed health care provider, respectively, to provide programmatic oversight for the screening; requiring that the screening for critical congenital heart disease be conducted on all newborns in hospitals and birth centers in this state; authorizing the Department of Health to adopt rules to administer the screening program; providing powers and duties of the department, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2012
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Regulation
    • On agenda for: 01/25/12 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 02/07/12 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
  • Budget

Related Bills

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/7/2012 3:30:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 2/6/2012 12:30:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Regulation 1/27/2012 9:42:29 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Regulation 1/24/2012 1:59:54 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations Time: 02/08/2012 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 349 Time: 02/08/2012 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 325 Time: 02/07/2012 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 325 Time: 02/07/2012 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/02/2012 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 280 Time: 01/31/2012 - 10:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 287 Time: 01/27/2012 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/26/2012 - 10:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 280 Time: 01/25/2012 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/20/2012 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 86 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 86 Time: 12/08/2011 - 11:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/21/2011 - 1:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
383.146 HB 829, CS/SB 1006