SB 5141.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Authorizes the department of health to charge a fee for newborn screening services.

     Declares that the department has the authority to collect a reasonable fee, from the parents or other responsible party of each infant screened to fund specialty clinics that provide treatment services for hemoglobin diseases, phenylketonuria, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and congenital hypothyroidism.  The fee may be collected through the facility where the screening specimen is obtained.