Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-554

The Legislature finds that: (1) Critical congenital heart disease is among the most common birth defects; (2) Critical congenital heart disease is the leading cause of death for infants born with a birth defect; (3) A major cause of infant mortality as a result of critical congenital heart disease is that a significant number of newborns affected are not diagnosed in the newborn nursery as having critical congenital heart disease; and (4) An effective mechanism for critical congenital heart disease screening of newborns can reduce infant mortality.