HF 1029 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Heritable or congenital disorder revision of lists of tests required to be administered for determination of presence.

HF 1029 requires Minnesota's health commissioner to add metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) testing to the official list of required medical tests for detecting heritable or congenital disorders. The bill mandates periodic updates to this test list to reflect medical advancements, new testing methods, and factors like test accuracy, treatability of conditions, and disorder severity. This directly affects healthcare providers and patients in Minnesota who rely on these screenings for early detection. The commissioner must follow specific criteria when revising the list, including input from an advisory committee, but revisions are exempt from standard rulemaking procedures.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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Feb 17, 2025
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