Nebraska § 71-554 Legislative findings

Nebraska Statutes

§ 71-554 — Legislative findings

Nebraska·Ch. 71 Public Health and Welfare

The Legislature finds that:

(1)Critical congenital heart disease is among the most common birth defects;

(2)Critical congenital heart disease is the leading cause of death for infants born with a birth defect;

(3)A major cause of infant mortality as a result of critical congenital heart disease is that a significant number of newborns affected are not diagnosed in the newborn nursery as having critical congenital heart disease; and

(4)An effective mechanism for critical congenital heart disease screening of newborns can reduce infant mortality.

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The Legislature
finds that:
(1) Critical
congenital heart disease is among the most common birth defects;
(2) Critical
congenital heart disease is the leading cause of death for infants born with
a birth defect;
(3) A major cause of infant mortality as a result of critical congenital
heart disease is that a significant number of newborns affected are not diagnosed
in the newborn nursery as having critical congenital heart disease; and
(4) An effective
mechanism for critical congenital heart disease screening of newborns can
reduce infant mortality.

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