H.R. 5864 · 118th Congress
Expanded Genetic Screening Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Introduced
- 2023-10-02
- Latest action
- 2023-10-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.)