New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 3000 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Part He-P 3008 - NEWBORN DRIED BLOOD SPOT SCREENING, CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE SCREENING AND NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING
Section He-P 3008.13 - Newborn Screening Advisory Committee

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 3008.13

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The commissioner shall appoint members to a newborn screening advisory committee (NSAC), pursuant to RSA 132:10-a, III.

(b) The NSAC shall be comprised of at least one individual from each of the following:

(1) Health care sub-specialists with expertise relative to newborn screening including, but not limited to, such specialties as:

a. Endocrinology;

b. Pediatric neurology;

c. Genetics;

d. Hematology;

e. Metabolics;

f. Obstetrics; and

g. Neonatology;

(2) A member of the health and human services oversight committee, as established by RSA 126-A:13, appointed by the chair of that committee;

(3) A genetic counselor;

(4) An individual with a genetic or metabolic disorder or a parent or caregiver of a child affected by a genetic or metabolic disorder for which there is a nationally recommended newborn screening test;

(5) A midwife practicing outside the hospital setting;

(6) A representative from the New Hampshire Pediatric Society;

(7) A nurse with child health experience;

(8) A representative from the New Hampshire Hospital Association;

(9) A representative from the department's public health laboratory;

(10) A representative from the department's maternal and child health program;

(11) A representative from the department's children with special health care needs program;

(12) A representative from the department's medicaid program;

(13) A representative from a health insurance provider; and

(14) A representative from the New Hampshire Academy of Family Physicians.

(d) The NSAC shall meet at least once annually to:

(1) Advise the department on clinical, educational, and operational aspects of the NSP;

(2) Advise the department on the inclusion of additional disorders in the current newborn screening panel based upon the criteria set forth by RSA 132:10-a, I; and

(3) Offer other advice as requested by the commissioner.

(e) Each member of the NSAC shall have one vote.

(f) The NSAC shall choose, by majority vote, 2 new members to serve as co-chairs for a term of 3 years, including:

(1) One co-chair employed by the department; and

(2) One co-chair not employed by the department.

(g) A quorum shall consist of a majority of all voting members.

(h) A quorum shall be present for a vote to take place.

(i) A majority vote shall be necessary to pass a motion.

(j) Recommendations by the NSAC shall be advisory, but not binding.

#8529, eff 12-23-05; ss by #9725, eff 7-1-10 (from He-P 3008.12)

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