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MS HB1004
Bill
Status
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jansen Owen
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AI Summary
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Creates "Hudson's Law" requiring healthcare practitioners who order prenatal screening tests for trisomy conditions to provide specific information to pregnant women upon receiving a positive result
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Covers three trisomy conditions: Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome), and Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
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Mandates the State Department of Health publish evidence-based information reviewed by medical experts and national trisomy organizations, including expected physical, developmental, educational, and psychosocial outcomes, life expectancy, clinical course, and treatment options
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Requires information be culturally and linguistically appropriate and include contact information for nonprofit organizations providing trisomy-related support services
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Allows local and national trisomy-related organizations to request inclusion of their materials on the Department of Health website, with the department having discretion to add such information
Legislative Description
Hudson's Law; create to require dissemination of information relating to trisomy conditions by State Department of Health.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021