Tag: newborn testing
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HB 438 no longer will declining newborn testing be a misdemeanor
Priscilla Giddings ID Representative 7A sponsored HB 438 that passed unanimously in the House. It’s not done yet. This bill must move onto the Senate to be voted upon before it will be written into the statute. It is mandatory in Idaho Code that certain newborn screening is performed, including a heel prick to draw…