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| 1 | 1 | Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. | |
| 2 | 2 | *JMB043* 01/29/2025 1:07:13 PM JMB043 | |
| 3 | 3 | State of Arkansas 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 | |
| 5 | 5 | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1302 3 | |
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| 7 | 7 | By: Representative L. Johnson 5 | |
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| 10 | 10 | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 | |
| 11 | 11 | AN ACT TO ADD DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TO THE 9 | |
| 12 | 12 | UNIVERSAL NEWBORN SCREENING ACT; AND FOR OTHER 10 | |
| 13 | 13 | PURPOSES. 11 | |
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| 16 | 16 | Subtitle 14 | |
| 17 | 17 | TO ADD DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TO 15 | |
| 18 | 18 | THE UNIVERSAL NEWBORN SCREENING ACT. 16 | |
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| 20 | 20 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 18 | |
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| 22 | 22 | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 20 -15-302(a)(B)(i), concerning testing of 20 | |
| 23 | 23 | newborn infants within the Universal Newborn Screening Act, is amended to 21 | |
| 24 | 24 | read as follows: 22 | |
| 25 | 25 | (B)(i) All newborn infants shall be tested for duchenne 23 | |
| 26 | 26 | muscular dystrophy and core medical conditions as listed in the recommended 24 | |
| 27 | 27 | uniform screening panel recommended by the United States Secretary of Health 25 | |
| 28 | 28 | and Human Services, in order to provide appropriate newborn screening 26 | |
| 29 | 29 | guidelines to protect the health and welfare of newborns. 27 | |
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