OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6821
AN ACT CONCERNING CYTOMEGALOVIRUS.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 8091
File Copy No.: 171
House Calendar No.: 136
Primary Analyst: RDP 5/17/23
Contributing Analyst(s): (NF)
OFA Fiscal Note
No Fiscal Impact
The amendment strikes the language of the underlying bill, replacing
it with language that requires: (1) newborns to be tested for
cytomegalovirus on and after 7/1/25
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and (2) the Department of Public
Health to convene a working group to study issues concerning
cytomegalovirus, which is not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact to
the State or municipalities.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.
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Existing law requires cytomegalovirus testing for newborns that fail a hearing
screening.