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WV HB5581
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kathie Crouse
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AI Summary
- Adds infantile GM1 gangliosidosis to the mandatory newborn screening panel in West Virginia
- Requires hospitals, birthing centers, physicians, and parents to ensure all newborns are tested for this condition along with existing required screenings
- Positive test results must be promptly reported to the Bureau for Public Health by the laboratory performing the test
- Newborn screenings remain a covered benefit reimbursed by the Public Employees Insurance Agency, Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, and licensed health insurers with pregnancy coverage
- Updates statutory citation format for rulemaking authority from "article three, chapter twenty-nine" to "§29A-3-1 et seq."
Legislative Description
Relating to newborn screening (Dawson’s Law)
Human Services
Last Action
To House Health and Human Resources
2/16/2026
Committee Referrals
Health & Human Resources2/16/2026
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