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MI SB1201
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Human Services to establish standards and guidelines for prenatal care services under the medical assistance program aligned with recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
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Prohibits limiting access to noninvasive prenatal testing based on patient age or baseline risk, requiring coverage for all pregnant patients according to professional guidelines.
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Prohibits limiting access to expanded carrier screening based on family history or ethnic background, requiring coverage for screening tests that identify over 100 inheritable autosomal recessive and X-linked conditions.
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Requires consultation with prenatal care providers and local medical experts when establishing coverage guidelines.
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Defines "carrier frequency" as the proportion of individuals in a population with a single copy of a specific recessive genetic variant and "carrier screening" as the method to identify individuals at risk of having a child with an autosomal recessive or X-linked genetic disorder.
Legislative Description
Human services: medical services; coverage for certain prenatal screenings; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109o.
Human services: medical services
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Health Policy And Human Services
10/13/2022