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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 157
BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARSON
CHILDREN/NEWBORNS: Requires all newborns to be screened for adrenoleukodystrophy
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1299.1(A)(1), relative to genetic testing of newborns; to2
require all newborns to be screened for adrenoleukodystrophy; to make technical3
changes; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:1299.1(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง1299.1. Tests7
A.(1) The physician attending a newborn child, or the person attending a8
newborn child who was not attended by a physician, shall cause the child to be9
subjected to tests for phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, sickle cell10
diseases, biotinidase deficiency, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, carnitine uptake11
defect, long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, medium-chain12
acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, trifunctional protein deficiency, very long-13
chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, glutaric acidemia type I, 3-hydroxy-3-14
methylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency, isovaleric acidemia, 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA15
carboxylase deficiency, methylmalonic acidemia (CBL A,B), beta ketothiolase,16
methylmalonic acidemia (MUT), propionic acidemia, multiple carboxylase17
deficiency, argininosuccinate acidemia, citrullinemia type I, homocystinuria, maple18
syrup urine disease, tyrosinemia type I, cystic fibrosis, adrenoleukodystrophy, and19
other genetic conditions that have been approved by the Department of Health and20 HLS 14RS-159 ORIGINAL
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Hospitals; however, no such tests shall be given to any child whose parents object1
thereto. Effective July 1, 2007, cystic fibrosis shall be included in the tests that the2
newborn child shall be subject to by the physician attending the newborn child or the3
person attending the newborn child who was not attended by a physician.4
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Pearson HB No. 157
Abstract: Requires all newborns to be screened for adrenoleukodystrophy.
Present law requires the physician attending a newborn child, or the person attending a
newborn child who was not attended by a physician, to have the child tested for all of the
following:
(1)Phenylketonuria.
(2)Congenital hypothyroidism.
(3)Sickle cell diseases.
(4)Biotinidase deficiency.
(5)Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
(6)Carnitine uptake defect.
(7)Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.
(8)Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.
(9)Trifunctional protein deficiency.
(10)Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.
(11)Glutaric acidemia type I.
(12)3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency.
(13)Isovaleric acidemia.
(14)3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency.
(15)Methylmalonic acidemia (CBL A,B).
(16)Beta ketothiolase.
(17)Methylmalonic acidemia (MUT).
(18)Propionic acidemia.
(19)Multiple carboxylase deficiency.
(20)Argininosuccinate acidemia.
(21)Citrullinemia type I.
(22)Homocystinuria.
(23)Maple syrup urine disease.
(24)Tyrosinemia type I.
(25)Other genetic conditions that have been approved by the Dept. of Health and
Hospitals.
Proposed law retains present law and adds adrenoleukodystrophy to the list of required
screenings.
Present law further provides that no such tests shall be given to any child whose parents
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Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law requires the physician attending a newborn child to have the child subjected
to tests for cystic fibrosis effective July 1, 2007.
Proposed law retains present law but makes a technical change by relocating the requirement
through adding cystic fibrosis to the list of required tests and deleting the current language.
(Amends R.S. 40:1299.1(A)(1))