CS/HB 591: Newborn Health Screening
GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Harrell
Newborn Health Screening; Authorizes State Public Health Laboratory to release results of newborn's hearing & metabolic tests or screenings to newborn's health care practitioner; requires audiologist to provide parent or guardian with contact information of certain service providers; requires audiologist or designee to electronically transmit consent form.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2014 | House | • Filed | 
| 1/27/2014 | House | • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 50 | 
| 2/11/2014 | House | • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 02/18/14, 9:00 am, 306 HOB | 
| 2/18/2014 | House | • Favorable by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 158 | 
| 2/19/2014 | House | • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 158 | 
| 3/4/2014 | House | • Introduced -HJ 50 | 
| 3/18/2014 | House | • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/20/14, 9:00 am, Morris Hall | 
| 3/20/2014 | House | • CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 338 | 
| 3/21/2014 | House | • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) | 
| 3/24/2014 | House | • CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 332 | 
| 3/27/2014 | House | • Placed on Calendar -HJ 387 | 
| 3/28/2014 | House | • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/14 | 
| 4/1/2014 | House | • Read 2nd time -HJ 423 • Read 3rd time -HJ 423 • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 423 | 
| 4/2/2014 | Senate | • In Messages | 
| 4/3/2014 | Senate | • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 452 • Received -SJ 452 | 
| 4/23/2014 | Senate | • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 533 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 533 • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 722 -SJ 533 • Read 2nd time -SJ 533 • Placed on 3rd reading | 
| 4/24/2014 | Senate | • Read 3rd time -SJ 611 • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 611 | 
| 4/25/2014 | House | • Ordered enrolled -HJ 779 | 
| 6/5/2014 | • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | |
| 6/13/2014 | • Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2014-121 | 
