New York A03956 mandates cytomegalovirus screening for all newborns using a dried blood spot or urine PCR test.

New York A03956 amends the public health law to require cytomegalovirus screening for every newborn. The screening must be conducted using a dried blood spot or a urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. The commissioner may allow or require the use of an alternative test if it is diagnostically equivalent or better. The law takes effect immediately upon becoming law, with necessary regulations to be completed by the effective date.

New York A03956 mandates cytomegalovirus screening for all newborns using a dried blood spot or urine PCR test.

New York A03956 amends the public health law to require cytomegalovirus screening for every newborn. The screening must be conducted using a dried blood spot or a urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. The commissioner may allow or require the use of an alternative test if it is diagnostically equivalent or better. The law takes effect immediately upon becoming law, with necessary regulations to be completed by the effective date.