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SB 518: Cardiac Screening for Newborns

GENERAL BILL by Gruters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cruz ; Pizzo ; Baxley

Cardiac Screening for Newborns; Revising components that are included in the postpartum evaluation and followup care required to be provided by birth centers to include a cardiac screening of the newborn; requiring hospitals that provide birthing services to provide a postpartum evaluation that includes the cardiovascular screening of each newborn, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/16/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 40
    1/9/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 40
    • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 153
    1/15/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

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  • SB 518, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/16/2019 at 11:16 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/13/2020 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/15/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 823 Cardiac Screening for Newborns Good Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/14/2020 2:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.318 Postpartum care for birth center clients and infants. Page 1 (pdf)
    395.1053 Postpartum education. Page 2 (pdf)

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