Newborn screening program; include cytomegalovirus (CMV) in conditions tested for.

Summary

The bill would require the Mississippi Department of Health to include cytomegalovirus (CMV) in its comprehensive newborn screening program. It also mandates that any condition added to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel be incorporated within three years, with a required report if the department fails to do so. The change would affect newborns, their families, and health‑care providers statewide.

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