PRINTER'S NO. 1247
No. 1056 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HOLL, JUNE 19, 1989
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, JUNE 19, 1989
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), 2 entitled "An act requiring physicians, hospitals and other 3 institutions to administer or cause to be administered tests 4 for phenylketonuria and other metabolic diseases upon infants 5 in certain cases," providing for tests for maple syrup urine 6 disease. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of September 9, 1965 10 (P.L.497, No.251), entitled "An act requiring physicians, 11 hospitals and other institutions to administer or cause to be 12 administered tests for phenylketonuria and other metabolic 13 diseases upon infants in certain cases," is amended to read: 14 Section 1. Every hospital or other institution caring for 15 newborn infants, or any physician having in his care newborn 16 infants shall administer or cause to be administered to every 17 such infant in its or his care a test for phenylketonuria and 18 maple syrup urine disease approved by the Advisory Health Board 19 of the State Department of Health and tests for such other 20 metabolic diseases of the newborn which may lead to mental
1 retardation or physical defects and which may be approved by 2 such Advisory Health Board. No such test shall be made if the 3 parent or guardian of the newborn child dissents on the ground 4 that the test conflicts with his religious beliefs or practices. 5 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. B14L35VDL/19890S1056B1247 - 2 -