H.R. 1439 · 117th Congress
Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jackie Speier
- Introduced
- 2021-02-26
- Latest action
- 2021-02-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)