Bill Text: GA HB521 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Serious illness; system of prevention; add certain genetic conditions

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-25 - House Second Readers [HB521 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB521-Introduced.html

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09 LC 38 0796

House Bill 521

By: Representatives Beasley-Teague of the 65th, Brooks of the 63rd, Stephenson of the 92nd, Taylor of the 55th, and Lucas of the 139th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 31-12-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to a system for prevention of serious illness, severe physical or developmental disability, and death resulting from inherited metabolic and genetic disorders, so as to add certain genetic conditions to the list of genetic conditions for which the Department of Community Health has created a system of prevention; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 31-12-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to a system for prevention of serious illness, severe physical or developmental disability, and death resulting from inherited metabolic and genetic disorders, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:

"(a) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations creating a system for the prevention of serious illness, severe physical or developmental disability, and death caused by genetic conditions, such as phenylketonuria, galactosemia, homocystinuria, maple syrup urine disease, hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, citrullinemia, argininosuccinic acidemia, tyrosinemia type I, isovaleric acidemia, glutaric acidemia type I, hydroxymethylglutaric aciduria, multiple carboxylase deficiency, methylmalonic acidemia due to mutase deficiency, methylmalonic acidemia, 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency, propionic acidemia, beta-ketothiolase deficiency, medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, long-chain 3-OH acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, trifunctional protein deficiency, carnitine uptake defect, sickle cell anemia, Hb S/beta-thalassemia, Hb S/C disease, biotinidase deficiency, cystic fibrosis, and such other inherited metabolic and genetic disorders as may be identified in the future to result in serious illness, severe physical or developmental disability, and death if undiagnosed and untreated. The system shall have five components: screening newborns for the disorders; retrieving potentially affected screenees back into the health care system; accomplishing specific diagnoses; initiating and continuing therapy; and assessing the program."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.