Newborn health screening-2.

WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0570

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0198

Newborn health screening-2.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Lubnau and Senator(s) Massie

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; authorizing the department of health to assess reasonable fees for newborn health screening as specified; granting rulemaking authority; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 35
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801 by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

35
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801.

Screening required for detection of metabolic diseases and hearing defects in newborn children; conduct of screening; exceptions; fees.

(d)

Following consultation with the committee described in subsection (b) of this section, the department of health may provide by rule and regulation for the assessment of a fee, payable to the department, to cover the reasonable cost of the metabolic and hearing screenings required by this section. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund.

Section 2.

There is appropriated to the department of health six hundred forty thousand dollars ($640,000.00) from the general fund for the newborn metabolic disease and hearing screening program for the remainder of the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2008.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

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