Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

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Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

Long title	An act to spearhead the creation of federal guidelines on newborn screening.
Acronyms (colloquial)	NBSSLA
Enacted by	the 110th United States Congress
Effective	April 24, 2008
Citations
Public law	110-204
Statutes at Large	122 Stat. 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711 and 712.
Codification
Acts amended	Public Health Service Act
Titles amended	42
U.S.C. sections amended	42 U.S.C. 300b 42 U.S.C. 300b-10 42 U.S.C. 300b-8 42 U.S.C. 300b-9
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S.1858 by Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) on July 23, 2007 Committee consideration by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Energy and Commerce, and Subcommittee on Health Passed the Senate on December 13, 2007 (Unanimous Consent) Passed the House on April 8, 2008 (Voice Vote) Signed into law by President George W. Bush on April 24, 2008

President George W. Bush signed the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 (Pub.L.110-204) (NBSSLA) into law on April 24, 2008, a day before DNA Day. The Act amended the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs concerning newborn screening education and outreach, as parents are often unaware that newborn screening takes place and the number and types of screening varies across states.^[1] It also established grant programs to coordinate follow-up care, after newborn screening is conducted. The legislation also reauthorized programs under part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act. In his introductory remarks, Senator Chris Dodd stated that the legislation "protect[s] the most vulnerable members of our society: newborn infants."^[2] Newborn Screening is a proven life saving and effective public health tool used to identify thousands of babies in the U.S. born with genetic, metabolic, and congenital conditions. At the time of the legislation's passage, only 15 States along with the District of Columbia required newborns to be screened for 29 core conditions as recommended by the Health Resources and Services Administration/American College of Medical Genetics' 2004 Report.^[1]