Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Newborns; require testing of oxygen saturation level before discharge from hospital.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Aldridge
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NEWBORN CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS MUST HAVE THEIR OXYGEN SATURATION LEVEL TESTED AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A CHILD'S OXYGEN SATURATION LEVEL IS BELOW A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, THE SATURATION LEVEL MUST BE RETESTED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE SATURATION LEVEL STILL IS LOW AFTER THE ADDITIONAL TESTS, OTHER TESTS MUST BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE LOW SATURATION LEVEL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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