MS SB2900

Requires Mississippi's newborn screening program to follow the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) instead of American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for determining which conditions to screen

Mandates the State Board of Health include each condition added to the federal RUSP in Mississippi's newborn screening program within two years of its addition to the panel

Maintains screening for existing conditions including hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria (PKU), hemoglobinopathy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), and galactosemia

Requires a genetics advisory committee (including at least two pediatricians and one consumer representative with relevant family experience) to advise on screening conditions

Effective date of July 1, 2022