Expanded Genetic Screening Act

United States118th CongressHR-5864House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 6, 2023

Summary

Expanded Genetic Screening Act This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women, subject to certain informed consent requirements. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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