OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
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sHB-6821
AN ACT CONCERNING CYTOMEGALOVIRUS.
Primary Analyst: RDP 3/21/23
Contributing Analyst(s): LD, ES
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which requires healthcare institutions caring for newborn
infants to test each newborn for cytomegalovirus (CMV) and requires
the Department of Public Health (DPH) to disseminate CMV
educational materials to gynecologists, obstetricians, pediatricians, and
the Office of Early Childhood by 1/1/24, is not anticipated to result in a
fiscal impact to the State or municipalities.
CMV educational materials for both providers and parents are
provided on DPH’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program
(EHDI) website, available at https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Family-
Health/EHDI/CMV. EHDI is responsible for ensuring that all
Connecticut-born children ages 0-3 years receive newborn hearing
screenings, CMV tests, diagnostic hearing evaluations, Birth-to-Three
early intervention services, and family support services to maximize
developmental outcomes. In addition to EHDI’s webpages, downloads
of educational materials are available for free online through the
National CMV Foundation's educational download webpage, available
at https://www.nationalcmv.org/resources/educational-downloads.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None