2000 SESSION

00-2806

01/09

SENATE BILL 456

COMMITTEE: Public Institutions, Health and Human Services

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to develop standards for testing newborns for deafness and to make a report with recommendations to the legislature and the governor.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

00-2806

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

131:1 Standards for Testing Newborns for Deafness; Report Required. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall develop standards for testing newborns for deafness, including, but not limited to types of equipment, qualifications of heath care providers who perform the test, and follow-up programs. The commissioner shall submit a report with recommendations to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor on or before November 1, 2000.

131:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: May 8, 2000)

(Effective Date: May 8, 2000)