§300b–14 National contingency plan for newborn screening

Summary

The Secretary must create a national backup plan for newborn screening within 180 days after April 24, 2008. The Secretary must work through the CDC director and with the Administrator and state health departments. States, regions, or groups of states can use the plan during a public health emergency. The plan must be updated when needed and at least every five years. The plan must explain how to collect, move, and send newborn test samples to labs; how labs should process tests and report results to doctors and families; how to confirm positive results; how to ensure treatment and follow-up care; how to teach families about screening; and any other actions the Secretary deems appropriate.