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GA Adjustment
Department of Health (601)
Request Title Newborn screening test results availability
Biennium 2018-2020
Budget Round Initial Bill
Half Sheet Number 291 #1s
Description

Provides $90,000 each year and one position from the nongeneral funds for the fiscal impact of Chapter 531, 2018 Acts of Assembly (House Bill 1362, 2018 Regular Session), which requires newborn screening tests for time-critical disorders identified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children to be performed seven days per week. Funding is provided to the Department of Health for one nurse position to provide coordination and education services related to the test results provided by the Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services. A companion amendment in DGS provides nongeneral funds for laboratory costs, follow-up, and administrative staffing as well as Information System Services coverage, on-call instrument vendors, and courier services to deliver samples seven days per week. The nongeneral funds are provided from a fee charged to medical providers for each newborn screening test. The current fee of $78 per infant would be adjusted to $90.20 per infant to cover the estimated additional costs to expand testing availability to seven days per week.

Funding Details
By Program Program Code Program Title FY 2018 FY 2019
  430 State Health Services $90,000 $90,000
By Fund Fund Code Fund Title FY 2018 FY 2019
  02050 Local Health District Srvc Fee $90,000 $90,000
Authorized Position Details
By Program Program Code Program Title FY 2018 FY 2019
  430 State Health Services 1.00 1.00


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