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NJ A1937
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Aura Dunn
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AI Summary
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Expands existing New Jersey law (P.L.2015, c.173) requiring the Department of Health to provide educational resources about Down syndrome to also include spina bifida information
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Requires DOH to post evidence-based information on spina bifida reviewed by medical experts and organizations including the CDC, Spina Bifida Resource Network, and March of Dimes
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Mandates that physicians, health care providers, nurse midwives, and genetic counselors provide this information to parents upon receiving a positive spina bifida blood test result
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Requires all information to be available in English and Spanish in an easily understandable format for parents receiving prenatal or postnatal diagnoses
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Designated as "Levi's Law" and takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Requires DOH to provide information regarding spina bifida to certain parents and families of newborns; "Levi's Law."
Health
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
1/9/2024