92nd General Assembly
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   410 ILCS 240/1.5 new                                                        
   410 ILCS 240/4 new                                                          

        Amends the Phenylketonuria Testing Act. Provides that the  parent      
   or  legal  guardian  of  a newborn infant, or the health care provider      
   attending the newborn infant, may choose to  have  expanded  screening      
   for  metabolic  and  genetic  disorders  performed  at  an  accredited      
   laboratory  of  his  or  her choice.  Provides that if a parent, legal      
   guardian, or health care provider chooses to have  expanded  screening      
   for  metabolic  and  genetic  disorders  performed  at  an  accredited      
   laboratory  of his or her choice, the Department of Public Health must      
   accept the results of that screening for any disorders required  under      
   the  Act and must ensure that those results are included in the health      
   records maintained by the State. Effective immediately.                     
   FEB-08-2002  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   FEB-08-2002  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-08-2002  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   FEB-13-2002  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               HUMAN SERVS           
   FEB-22-2002  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   JAN-07-2003  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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