HB803--BLOODTESTSOFPREGNANTWOMEN
SPONSOR: Stinnett
Thisbillmodifiesprovisionsgoverningbloodtestsandmaternal
screeningforpregnantwomen.
Currently,pregnantwomenareaskedtotakeabloodtestatthe
timeofthefirstprenatalexamination,ornolaterthan20days
afterthefirstprenatalexamination,toscreenforsyphilisand
hepatitisB,aswellasanyothertreatablediseasesandmetabolic
disordersasareprescribedbytheDepartmentofHealthandSenior
Services.
Thisbillrequiresanadditionalbloodsampletobetaken,withthe
woman'sconsent,at28weeksofpregnancy,andexpandsthelistof
diseasesforscreeningtoincludehepatitisCandHIV.Thebill
alsorepealsaprovisionoutliningtheprocedureforalatersample
ofawoman'sbloodinanyareaofthestatedesignatedasa
syphilisoutbreakarea,andprovidesthatifawomantestspositive
forsyphilis,hepatitisBorC,orHIV,oracombinationthereof,
thephysicianorpersonprovidingcaremustadministertreatmentin
accordancewiththemostrecentacceptedmedicalpracticetotreat
suchdiseases.
ThebilladditionallyrepealsareferencetotheMissouriGenetic
DiseaseAdvisoryCommittee,grantingtheDepartmentthesole
authoritytomakerulespertainingtosuchtests,providedthatthe
testsareofthetypesapprovedoracceptedbytheUSFoodandDrug
Administration. Thebillalsorepealsarequirementthatapproved
andstandardtestsforthesediseasesmustbemadeinaDepartment-
approvedlaboratory.
ThisbillisthesameasHB1979(2024).