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MI HB5140
Bill
Status
10/12/2023
Primary Sponsor
Curtis VanderWall
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate informational materials about cytomegalovirus (CMV) to women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, parents of infants, and healthcare professionals, including information on incidence, transmission, birth defects, diagnosis, testing options, prevention, and available resources.
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Adds congenital cytomegalovirus testing to the list of mandatory newborn screening tests that health professionals must administer, alongside existing tests for phenylketonuria, galactosemia, hypothyroidism, sickle cell anemia, and other conditions.
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Requires reporting of positive congenital cytomegalovirus test results to both the Department of Health and Human Services and the infant's parents, guardian, or person in loco parentis.
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Requires health professionals who administer hearing tests to infants under 12 months or children under 3 years diagnosed with hearing loss to report results to the department on a prescribed form.
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Specifies that informational materials on CMV must be reviewed by experts and updated as needed, and defines congenital cytomegalovirus as transmission of CMV infection from a pregnant mother to her fetus.
Legislative Description
Health: diseases; dissemination of information about cytomegalovirus (CMV) to certain individuals and in certain situations; provide for. Amends secs. 5431 & 5432 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.5431 & 333.5432) & adds sec. 5143.
Children: protection
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/12/2023
10/17/2023