S 2641
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Advisory bodies
Child health
Health promotion and preventive care
Hereditary and development disorders
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Neurological disorders
Aidan's Law
Introduced: March 3, 2016
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 3, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Aidan's Law
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals, child care centers, clinics, and similar institutions caring for infants who are 28 days or less of age to administer to such infants a test for adrenoleukodystrophy, a progressive genetic disease that can cause behavioral changes, seizures, and other neurological symptoms.
To be eligible for funds under the Heritable Disorders Program, a state must establish adrenoleukodystrophy testing standards and procedures. These standards and procedures are subject to review and approval by the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children. The committee must establish standards and procedures for states without approved standards and procedures.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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