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Newborn screening requirements; federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel; evaluation; rulemaking; report. Directs the Department of Health (the Department) to determine whether testing for disorders included on the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) recommended by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services should be included in the Commonwealth's newborn screening requirements. The bill directs the Department to evaluate disorders included on the RUSP within 12 months of their addition to the RUSP and commence rulemaking procedures for adding such disorders to the Commonwealth's screening program if their inclusion is appropriate. The bill also requires the Department to determine annually whether disorders not included in the Commonwealth's newborn screening program should be reevaluated for inclusion. The bill requires the Department to submit a status report to the General Assembly annually containing information on the disorders included, evaluated, not recommended for inclusion, and not recommended for reevaluation. The bill contains an enactment clause requiring the Department to conduct such evaluation and, if applicable, commence rulemaking procedures for the addition of disorders within 12 months of the effective date of the bill for any disorders that are listed on the RUSP as of January 1, 2025.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2025
Last Action
Mar 24, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 6 co
Approved by Governor-Chapter 483 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1782ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1782)
Amended by conference committee
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
Delegates: Sullivan, Sickles, Griffin
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senators: Boysko, Hashmi, Suetterlein
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 94-N)
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
Senate requested conference committee
House acceded to request
Conferees appointed by House
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1782)
Committee substitute printed 25107707D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education sub: Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read second time
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1782)
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105971D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1782)
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101474D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Michelle Lopes Maldonado
Delores L. McQuinn
Kathy K.L. Tran
Jeion A. Ward