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Prenatal screening program.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 771 · Senate Bill · 2021–2022

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Aug 11, 2022

What it does

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to administer a statewide program for prenatal testing for genetic disorders and birth defects, including, but not limited to, ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and blood testing. Existing law requires the department to expand prenatal screening to include all tests that meet or exceed the current standard of care as recommended by nationally recognized medical or genetic organizations. Existing law requires a clinical laboratory performing laboratory tests or examinations classified as moderate or high complexity under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) to obtain a clinical…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Aug 11, 2022

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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