MN HF4406

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.125, subdivision 2 to add six lysosomal storage disorders to the mandatory newborn screening testing list.

Requires testing for globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe), Fabry, Pompe, Niemann-Pick, Gaucher, and Hurler syndrome (MPS I) as part of the newborn screening program.

Establishes these six lysosomal storage disorders as mandatory tests notwithstanding the commissioner's general authority to periodically revise the screening test list based on medical advances and other factors.

Preserves the commissioner's existing authority to periodically revise screening tests based on advances in medical science, testing methods, and ability to treat or prevent medical conditions.