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1.The council shall assist the department in the development of programs that ensure the
availability and access to quality genetic and genomic health care services for all Iowans.
2.The council shall assist the department in designating the conditions to be included in
the newborn screening and in regularly evaluating the effectiveness and appropriateness of
the newborn screening.
3.
a.Beginning July 1, 2022, the council shall ensure that all conditions included in the
federal recommended uniform screening panel as of January 1, 2022, are included in the
newborn screening.
b.Within twelve months of the addition of a new condition to the federal recommended
uniform screening panel, the council shall consider and make a recommendation to the
department regarding inclusion of the new con
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1. The council shall assist the department in the development of programs that ensure the
availability and access to quality genetic and genomic health care services for all Iowans.
2. The council shall assist the department in designating the conditions to be included in
the newborn screening and in regularly evaluating the effectiveness and appropriateness of
the newborn screening.
3. a. Beginning July 1, 2022, the council shall ensure that all conditions included in the
federal recommended uniform screening panel as of January 1, 2022, are included in the
newborn screening.
b. Within twelve months of the addition of a new condition to the federal recommended
uniform screening panel, the council shall consider and make a recommendation to the
department regarding inclusion of the new condition in the newborn screening, including
the current newborn screening capacity to screen for the new condition and the resources
necessary to screen for the new condition going forward. If the council recommends
inclusion of a new condition, the department shall include the new condition in the newborn
screening within eighteen months of receipt of the recommendation.
4. The department shall submit a status report to the general assembly, annually, by
December 31, regarding all of the following:
a. The current conditions included in the newborn screening.
b. Any new conditions currently under consideration or recommended by the council for
inclusion in the newborn screening.
c. Any new conditions considered but not recommended by the council in the prior
twelve-month period and the reason for not recommending any such conditions.
d. Any departmental request for additional program capacity or resources necessitated
by the inclusion of a recommended new condition in the newborn screening.
e. Any delay and the reason for the delay by the council in complying with the specified
twelve-month time frame in considering or recommending the inclusion of a new condition
in the newborn screening to the department.
f. Anydelayandthereasonforthedelaybythedepartmentincomplyingwiththespecified
eighteen-month time frame in including a new condition in the newborn screening following
receiptofarecommendationfromthecouncilrecommendingtheinclusionofsuchcondition.
5. The state hygienic laboratory shall establish the newborn screening fee schedule in
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a manner sufficient to support the newborn screening system of care including laboratory
screening costs, short-term and long-term follow-up program costs, the newborn screening
developmental fund, and the cost of the department’s newborn screening data system.