Introduced
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To mandate that a physician or other medical provider give an expecting mother or new parent specified information about spina bifida if this is detected in a fetus or newborn.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
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To also require health care providers to urge a second test due to the large number of false positives reportedly associated with these tests.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the spina bifida website the bill proposes the state to maintain be updated within 90 days of new information becoming available.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
To require the spina bifida website the bill proposes the state to maintain contain a list of options for parents of a child with a spina bifida diagnosis before or after birth.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 64 to 43 (details)
To mandate that a physician or other medical provider give an expecting mother or new parent specified information about spina bifida if this is detected in a fetus or newborn. Opponents were concerned that these tests produce a large number of false-positive results.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
