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MS HB1004

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Jansen Owen

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Covers three trisomy conditions: Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome), and Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)

  • 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

  • Requires information be culturally and linguistically appropriate and include contact information for nonprofit organizations providing trisomy-related support services

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Public Health and Human Services1/18/2021

Full Bill Text

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