Florida SB 1574: Licensure of Unarmed Security Guards

Bill Text

1574 
Newborn Screenings 
2026-01-09T05:39:35Z 
Citing this act as “Mattie’s Law”; requiring that newborns, beginning on a specified date, be screened for biliary atresia; requiring the Department of Health to consult with the Genetics and Newborn Screening Advisory Council before adopting certain rules; requiring hospitals that provide birthing services to screen for biliary atresia in a specified manner, etc. 
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2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1574 

 By Senator Bracy Davis 

 15-00087A-26 20261574__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to newborn screenings; providing a 
 3 short title; amending s. 383.14, F.S.; revising 
 4 rulemaking procedures; requiring that newborns, 
 5 beginning on a specified date, be screened for biliary 
 6 atresia; requiring the Department of Health to consult 
 7 with the Genetics and Newborn Screening Advisory 
 8 Council before adopting certain rules; requiring the 
 9 department, by a specified date, to implement a 
 10 certain education campaign relating to biliary 
 11 atresia; creating s. 395.3043, F.S.; requiring 
 12 hospitals that provide birthing services to screen for 
 13 biliary atresia in a specified manner; providing an 
 14 effective date. 
 15 
 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 17 
 18 Section 1. This act may be cited as “Mattie’s Law.” 
 19 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 
 20 383.14, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (c) is added to 
 21 that subsection, and paragraph (i) is added to subsection (3) of 
 22 that section, to read: 
 23 383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary 
 24 and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors.— 
 25 (2) RULES.— 
 26 (a) After consultation with the Genetics and Newborn 
 27 Screening Advisory Council, The department shall adopt and 
 28 enforce rules requiring that every newborn in this state must 
 29 shall: 
 30 1. Before becoming 1 week of age, have a blood specimen 
 31 collected for newborn screenings; 
 32 2. Be tested for any condition included on the federal 
 33 Recommended Uniform Screening Panel which the council advises 
 34 the department should be included under the state’s screening 
 35 program. After the council recommends that a condition be 
 36 included, the department shall submit a legislative budget 
 37 request to seek an appropriation to add testing of the condition 
 38 to the newborn screening program. The department shall expand 
 39 statewide screening of newborns to include screening for such 
 40 conditions within 18 months after the council renders such 
 41 advice, if a test approved by the United States Food and Drug 
 42 Administration or a test offered by an alternative vendor is 
 43 available. If such a test is not available within 18 months 
 44 after the council makes its recommendation, the department must 
 45 shall implement such screening as soon as a test offered by the 
 46 United States Food and Drug Administration or by an alternative 
 47 vendor is available; 
 48 3. At the appropriate age, be tested for such other 
 49 metabolic diseases and hereditary or congenital disorders as the 
 50 department may deem necessary; and 
 51 4. Beginning January 1, 2027, be screened for biliary 
 52 atresia by testing the newborn’s direct bilirubin levels using 
 53 the blood specimen collected for newborn screenings; and 
 54 5.4. Subject to legislative appropriation, beginning 
 55 January 1, 2027, be screened for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 
 56 (c) The department shall consult with the Genetics and 
 57 Newborn Screening Advisory Council before adopting rules 
 58 regarding screening methods, follow-up procedures, and the 
 59 inclusion of additional conditions in the screening program. 
 60 (3) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; POWERS AND DUTIES.—The department 
 61 shall administer and provide certain services to implement the 
 62 provisions of this section and shall: 
 63 (i) By October 1, 2026, implement a statewide public health 
 64 education campaign to increase public awareness and 
 65 understanding of biliary atresia and its associated risks. The 
 66 campaign shall, at a minimum: 
 67 1. Educate new and expecting parents on the symptoms of 
 68 biliary atresia and the importance of early diagnosis. 
 69 2. Provide guidance to health care providers licensed under 
 70 chapters 458, 459, and 464 on strategies for identifying biliary 
 71 atresia in infants and the risks of delayed treatment. 
 72 
 73 All provisions of this subsection must be coordinated with the 
 74 provisions and plans established under this chapter, chapter 
 75 411, and Pub. L. No. 99-457. 
 76 Section 3. Section 395.3043, Florida Statutes, is created 
 77 to read: 
 78 395.3043 Mandatory newborn screening for biliary atresia.—A 
 79 hospital that provides birthing services shall screen newborns 
 80 for biliary atresia as required in s. 383.14(2)(a)4.