2020 -- S 2367 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM | |
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Introduced By: Senators Lawson, Miller, Satchell, Nesselbush, and Cano | |
Date Introduced: February 13, 2020 | |
Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 23-13-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-13 entitled "Maternal |
2 | and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs" is hereby amended to |
3 | read as follows: |
4 | 23-13-14. Newborn screening program. |
5 | (a) The physician attending a newborn child shall cause that child to be subject to |
6 | newborn screening tests for metabolic, endocrine, and hemoglobinopathy disorders, and other |
7 | conditions for which there is a medical benefit to the early detection and treatment of the |
8 | disorder, and an assessment for developmental risk. The department of health shall make rules |
9 | and regulations pertaining to screenings, diagnostic, and treatment services as accepted medical |
10 | practice shall indicate. Such rules and regulations shall include, at a minimum, newborn screening |
11 | tests for all disorders and conditions listed in the current version of the federal Recommended |
12 | Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) issued by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and |
13 | Human Services, and shall include newborn screening tests for all new disorders or conditions |
14 | added to the federal RUSP within two (2) years after the disorder or condition is added; provided, |
15 | if the director of health determines in writing that it is not practicable to include a new disorder or |
16 | condition within two years, the time period may be extended for the shortest amount of time |
17 | necessary, as determined by the director. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the |
18 | parents of the child object to the tests on the grounds that those tests conflict with their religious |
19 | tenets and practices. |
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1 | (b) In addition, the department of health is authorized to establish by rule and regulation a |
2 | reasonable fee structure for the newborn screening and disease control program, which includes |
3 | but is not limited to screening, diagnostic, and treatment services. The program shall be a covered |
4 | benefit and be reimbursable by all health insurers, as defined in § 27-38.2-2(4), providing health |
5 | insurance coverage in Rhode Island except for supplemental policies which only provide |
6 | coverage for specific diseases, hospital indemnity Medicare supplements, or other supplemental |
7 | policies. The department of human services shall pay for the program where the patient is eligible |
8 | for medical assistance under the provisions of chapter 8 of title 40. The charges for the program |
9 | shall be borne by the hospitals or other health-care facilities where births occur in the absence of |
10 | a third-party payor. Nothing in this section shall preclude the hospital or health care facility from |
11 | billing the patient directly. |
12 | (c) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as |
13 | the "newborn screening account" to implement the provisions of § 23-13-13 and § 23-13-14. All |
14 | funds received pursuant to § 23-13-13 and § 23-13-14 shall be deposited in the account. Funding |
15 | dedicated exclusively to implement the provisions of § 23-13-13 and § 23-13-14 and received by |
16 | the department of health from sources other than those identified in § 23-13-13 and § 23-13-14 |
17 | may also be deposited in the newborn screening account. The general treasurer is authorized and |
18 | directed to draw his or her orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers |
19 | from the department of health. |
20 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2021. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM | |
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1 | This act would mandate the rules and regulations of the department of health pertaining |
2 | to newborn screening to include at a minimum, newborn screening tests for all disorders and |
3 | conditions listed in the current federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel and include new |
4 | disorders or conditions within two (2) years unless it is not practicable to include a new disorder. |
5 | This act would take effect on January 1, 2021. |
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